Norfolk: Shimpling

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Shimpling is about 4 miles N.E. of Diss.

Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

The parish is in the deanery of Redenhall, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
The parish church is dedicated to St George.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of St George: Description, history and pictures.
Cattermole, Paul: Notes on the Parish Church of St George, Shimpling, Norfolk.
[Shimpling, The Churchwardens, 1984]

Church Records

Campling, Arthur: Index of Marriages, Shimpling, 1538-1754.
[Norwich Local Studies Library, Handwritten document, 1930s]
Marriages: These are included in Boyd's Marriage Index.
They are not included in Phillimore's Marriage Registers.

Civil Registration

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

Gazetteers and Directories

Shimpling is in Diss hundred.

1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk

Land and Property

Inclosure: See Burston

Maps

Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for Depwade Registration District, 1836
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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Shimpling became part of the Depwade Union, and the workhouse was at Pulham St Mary Magdalen (Pulham Market).

Population

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

Year Inhabited
Houses Families Population

1801 25 31 169

1811 26 34 170

1821 26 36 179

1831 41 41 227

1841 42 -- 230

1851 42 -- 215

Year Inhabited
Houses Families Population

1861 48 -- 219

1871 43 43 197

1881 40 40 175

1891 40 40 168

1901 36 36 133

1911 -- 36 157

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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