Norfolk: Spixworth

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Modern and Historical Maps of this Parish.

Spixworth is about 3 miles N.N.E. of Norwich.

Cemeteries

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Census

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Taverham, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
The parish church is dedicated to St Peter.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of St Peter: Description and pictures.
Church of St Peter: Services, minister, pictures, etc.
Parishes of Horsham St Faith, Spixworth and Crostwick: Churches, services, pictures, etc.
Spixworth Methodist Church: Minister, services, address, picture, etc.

Church Records

Parish Register Transcripts: Baptisms, Banns, Marriages and Burials.
Parish Register Transcripts: Baptisms 1551-1900, Banns 1756-1900, Marriages 1554-1832 and Burials 1556-1812.
[Parish Register Transcription Society, Dart Series, 2000?]
Campling, Arthur: Index of Marriages, Spixworth, 1554-1737.
[Norwich Local Studies Library, Handwritten document, 1930s]
Campling, Arthur: Index of Marriages, Spixworth, 1737-1752.
[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), Spixworth was in St Faith's Registration District.

Description and Travel

Spixworth Parish Council: Councillors, meetings, minutes, pictures, etc.

Directories

Historical Geography

Spixworth is in Taverham hundred.

History

Mason, Joseph: Spixworth: History and Landscape in a Norfolk Village.
[ISBN 0953388905, 1998]
Warnes, Ray: A history of Spixworth and Grange Farm.
[1986]

Maps

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

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Spixworth became part of the St Faith's Union, and the workhouse was at Horsham St Faith.

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 9 9 81

1811 9 9 69

1821 7 9 74

1831 7 8 54

1841 8 -- 52

1851 8 -- 41

Year   Inhabited
Houses Families Population

1861   8 -- 44

1871   8   8 54

1881 11 11 64

1891 13 13 72

1901 13 14 75

1911 -- 15 62

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: "ST. FAITHS. The decrease of population in most of the parishes comprised in the District of St. Faiths is attributed to the migration of labourers and their families to the manufacturing districts."

Voting Registers

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