Norfolk: Spixworth

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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.
It could have been in a different deanery or archdeaconry both before and after this date.
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.
Methodist Church: Minister, services, picture, etc.
Follow the link to the home page, then search for the church.

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.

Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for Taverham Hundred
Description of Taverham Hundred: 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk

History

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

Land and Property

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Maps

Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish.

Military Records

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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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