Norfolk: Sharrington

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Sharrington is about 3 miles S.W. of Holt.
The name may also be spelled Sharington.

Cemeteries

Blatchly, John: The Brasses of Sharrington.
[Monumental Brass Society, in "Transactions of the Monumental Brass Society", vol.12, 1976]
The Monumental Inscriptions in the Hundred of Holt (Walter Rye).: The parishes covered include Sharrington.
See Thornage

Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Holt, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
The parish church is dedicated to All Saints.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of All Saints: Description, history, ministers and pictures.
Church of All Saints: Description and pictures.
Church of All Saints: Services, etc.

Church Records

Marriages: These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's Marriage Registers.
Trees planted by William Pleasants

Civil Registration

For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Sharrington was in Walsingham Registration District.

Description and Travel

See Norfolk Parish Links: Description and Travel

Directories

Historical Geography

Sharrington is in Holt hundred.

Maps

Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish.

Military Records

Roll of Honour: World Wars 1 and 2.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Sharrington became part of the Walsingham Union, and the workhouse was at Great Snoring.

Population

These figures are from the population tables which were produced after the 10-yearly national censuses. The "Families" heading includes families and single occupiers.

Year	Inhabited Houses	Families	Population
1801	46	48	207
1811	49	49	246
1821	51	51	235
1831	55	61	252
1841	53	--	229
1851	52	--	262

Year	Inhabited Houses	Families	Population
1861	58	--	257
1871	56	58	226
1881	52	52	216
1891	52	53	204
1901	49	49	201
1911	--	52	211

There may be more people living in detached parts of the parish (if there were any) and, if so, the number may or may not be included in the figures above. It is quite difficult to be sure from the population tables.

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