Norfolk: Shropham
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Shropham is about 10 miles N.E. of Thetford.
It is also the name of the hundred, so a reference to Shropham could
mean this parish, or this area of Norfolk.
Cemeteries
- Church of St Peter and St Paul
- Transcriptions of the war memorial, and memorials in the church and
cemetery.
This is a link to an archived copy.
- Church of St Peter and St Paul
- Transcriptions and photographs of gravestones in the churchyard.
Not all gravestones may be included, even when a site is marked
as complete, for example when stones are not legible enough to
be photographed.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Cemeteries
Census
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Censuses
Church Directories
- In 1883 the parish was in the
Deanery of Rockland, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
It could have been in a different deanery or archdeaconry both
before and after this date.
- The parish church is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul.
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Nearby Churches of all denominations.
Church History
- Church of St Peter and St Paul
- Description and pictures.
- Church of St Peter and St Paul
- Services, etc.
Church Records
- Parish Register Transcripts
- Baptisms 1813-1880
- Marriages
- These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's
Marriage Registers.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Church Records
Civil Registration
For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837
and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Shropham was in
Wayland Registration District.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Civil Registration
Description and Travel
- Shropham
- News, organisations, etc.
- Shropham Post Mill
- Description, history and map.
- Shropham Mill Farm Smock Mill
- Description, history and map.
- Shropham Mill Lane Smock Mill
- Description, history and picture.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Description and Travel
Directories
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
Historical Geography
Shropham is in Shropham Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Shropham Hundred
- Description of Shropham Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
Land and Property
- Great Britain: Statute
- Shropham Inclosure Act, 1798.
An act for dividing, allotting, and inclosing, the whole year lands,
common fields, half year or shack lands, commons, and waste grounds,
within the parish of Shropham, in the county of Norfolk.
[1798]
- Kelly, Geoffrey Ian
- Manor Farm Shropham: a history.
[Unpublished typescript in Norfolk Local Studies Library, 2002]
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Land and Property
Maps
- Modern and Historical Maps
- Maps of the parish.
Military Records
- Roll of Honour
- World Wars 1 and 2.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Military Records
Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc
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 | 56 | 73 | 411 |
1811 | 53 | 80 | 400 |
1821 | 51 | 99 | 457 |
1831 | 98 | 109 | 507 |
1841 | 105 | --- | 513 |
1851 | 106 | --- | 513 |
|
Year |
Inhabited Houses |
Families |
Population |
1861 | 115 | --- | 510 |
1871 | 114 | 116 | 456 |
1881 | 106 | 108 | 433 |
1891 | 89 | 92 | 340 |
1901 | 87 | 88 | 352 |
1911 | --- | 84 | 322 |
|
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.
- 1861 Census
- "WAYLAND. The general decrease of population in the Attleborough
Subdistrict is mainly attributed to emigration."
Voting Registers
See Norfolk Parish Links: Voting Registers
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November 2015