Norfolk: Sharrington

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Modern and Historical Maps of this Parish.

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

Church Records

Marriages: These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's Marriage Registers.
Ministers of the Church of All Saints: 14th-20th centuries.
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

Sharrington: Description and pictures.

Gazetteers and Directories

Sharrington is in Holt hundred.

Maps

Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for Walsingham Registration District, 1836
Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish and nearby places.

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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