Norfolk: Shingham

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Modern and Historical Maps of this Parish.

Shingham is about 4 miles S.W. of Swaffham.

Cemeteries

See Norfolk Parish Links: Cemeteries

Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Fincham, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
The parish church is dedicated to St Botolph or St Bardolph.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of St Botolph: Description and picture.

Church Records

Farrow, Charles W.: Shingham Church of England Parish Registers 1708-1837, transcribed and indexed.
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Genealogical Society, 1985]
Marriages: These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or 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), Shingham was in Swaffham Registration District.

Description and Travel

Barton Bendish, Beachamwell, Shingham, Boughton and Wereham.: News, events, history, churches, pictures, etc.

Gazetteers and Directories

Shingham is in Clackclose hundred and South Greenhoe hundred.

Maps

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

Military Records

Roll of Honour: World War 1.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Shingham became part of the Swaffham Union, and the workhouse was at Swaffham.

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   3   5 38

1811   4 10 52

1821   7   9 58

1831   5 12 61

1841 11 -- 59

1851 12 -- 67

Year   Inhabited
Houses Families Population

1861 13 -- 62

1871 12 12 78

1881 14 14 71

1891 11 11 46

1901 11 11 59

1911 -- 10 45

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.

1811 Census: The population for 1811 is given as 42, rather than 52, in the summaries produced with the 1851 tables.

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