Norfolk: Sprowston
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Sprowston is about 2 miles N.E. of Norwich.
Cemeteries
- Church of St Mary and St Margaret
- 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.
- Sprowston Cemetery
- The map shows that this is near the church of St Mary and St Margaret.
Transcriptions and photographs of gravestones in the cemetery.
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 Taverham, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
It could have been in a different deanery or archdeaconry both
before and after this date.
Until 1857 it had been in the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter
of Norwich.
- The parish church is dedicated to St Mary and St Margaret.
There is also a church dedicated to St Cuthbert.
- The parish is ecclesiastically united with
Beeston St Andrew
which does not have a church.
-
Nearby Churches of all denominations.
Church History
- Churches of St Mary and St Margaret, and St Cuthbert
- Description, history, pictures, services, etc.
- Tricker, Roy
- Parish of Sprowston: Churches of SS Mary and Margaret and
St Cuthbert: A short guide.
[Sprowston, 1976]
- Church of St Mary and St Margaret
- Description and pictures.
- Church of St Mary and St Margaret
- Services, minister, picture, etc.
- Church of St Cuthbert
- Description and pictures.
- Church of St Cuthbert
- Services, minister, picture, etc.
- Roman Catholic Church of St George
- Description and pictures.
- Sprowston Methodist Church
- Minister, services, picture, etc.
Follow the link to the home page, then search for the church.
- Sprowston Methodist Church
- Services, news, events, organisations, pictures, etc.
- Sprowston Methodist Church
- Description and pictures.
- Sprowston Methodist Church
- Sprowston Road Methodist Church, Norwich: 1909-1959 golden
jubilee souvenir handbook.
[Norwich, 1959]
- Sprowston Methodist Church
- Opening and dedication of the new church, 20th September, 1958.
[Sprowston, 1958]
- Sprowston Methodist Church
- Sprowston Methodist Church: 25 years at Wroxham Road: 1958-1983.
[Norwich, 1983]
- Sprowston Methodist Church
- Sprowston Methodist Church: Jubilee! celebrating life and witness
over 50 years at Wroxham Road, 1958-2008.
[Norwich 2008]
Church Records
These include Beeston St Andrew.
- Parish Register Transcripts
- Baptisms 1813-1880
- Parish Register Transcripts
- Baptisms,
Marriages and
Burials.
- Marriages
- These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's
Marriage Registers.
- Churchwardens' Payments, or Disbursements
- Payments for church repairs, communion bread and wine, etc.
1665-1795.
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), Sprowston was in
St Faith's Registration District.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Civil Registration
Description and Travel
- Sprowston History
- Description, history and pictures.
- Sprowston Heritage
- Sprowston Heritage: a community archive.
Photographic archive of images of Sprowston through the ages.
[Sprowston, Sprowston Heritage, CD, 2005]
- Sprowston Town Council
- Councillors, meetings, minutes, services, schools, etc.
- Macfarlane, Thelma
- Threads of time: Sprowston history in fabric and thread: a
personal record.
[Sprowston, Sprowston Heritage Millennium Embroidery, 2007]
- Sneddon, Peter (editor)
- Brickmaking in Sprowston.
[Sprowston, Sprowston Heritage Community Archive, 2006]
- Nuthall, Trevor
- The Lazar House, Norwich: 900 years of history.
[ISBN 090318107X?, Norwich, Norfolk County Council, Assist Trust, 2005]
- Sprowston Post Mill
- Description, history and pictures.
- Harrison, Herbert Clifford
- The mill house and thereabouts: recollections of an idyllic
childhood in Sprowston, Norfolk.
[ISBN 0948400676, Larks Press, 1998]
- Harrison, Herbert Clifford
- The story of Sprowston Mill.
[London, Phoenix House, 1949]
- Sprowston Road Post Mill
- Description.
- Sprowston Tower Mill
- Description and history.
- Sprowston Saw Mills
- Description and history.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Description and Travel
Directories
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
Heraldry
- Sneddon, Peter
- Heraldic arms of families connected to Beeston St Andrew and
Sprowston.
[Sprowston, 2006]
Historical Geography
Sprowston 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
- Best, Geoffrey
- A history of Sprowston: one view of our past.
[Sprowston, 2000]
- Sneddon, Peter
- Sprowston: historical points over the past 1000 years.
[Sprowston, 2000]
- Sprowston Heritage
- Publications by members of Sprowston Heritage: Bringing the history
of the village to life.
[Sprowston, Sprowston Heritage, 2007]
- Tillett, Edward A.
- Norwich Scrapbooks: Norwich Hamlets: Vol.3: Catton, Sprowston,
Thorpe, Trowse, Bracondale, and Lakenham.
Newspaper articles, photographs, postcards, extracts from
Blomefield, etc.
[In Norwich Local Studies Library, 1900s]
Land and Property
- Great Britain: Statute
- Sprowston Inclosure Act, 1800.
An act for dividing, allotting, and inclosing the commons and waste
grounds within the parish of Sprowston, in the county of Norfolk.
[1800]
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Land and Property
Maps
- Modern and Historical Maps
- Maps of the parish.
Military Records
- Roll of Honour
- World War 1.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Military Records
Names, Personal
- Sneddon, Peter (editor)
- Sprowston surnames.
Church burials - 16th century, parish register, 1721-1812,
White's Norfolk directory 1845, Sprowston people 1851,
Census of 1861, Shoe and brick workers 1881,
Kelly's Norfolk directory 1888, etc.
[Sprowston, Sprowston Heritage, 2007]
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 | 42 | 46 | 248 |
1811 | 56 | 56 | 310 |
1821 | 171 | 176 | 832 |
1831 | 243 | 255 | 1179 |
1841 | 269 | -- | 1235 |
1851 | 307 | -- | 1308 |
| | | |
|
Year |
Inhabited Houses |
Families |
Population |
1861 | 339 | -- | 1407 |
1871 | 389 | 395 | 1580 |
1881 | 420 | 425 | 1782 |
1891 | 486 | 490 | 2165 |
1901 | 520 | 522 | 2359 a |
| -- | 168 | 749 b |
1911 | -- | 212 | 906 |
|
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.
- 1821 Census
- "Manufactory has increased at Sprowston within the last four or
five years."
- 1831 Census
- "The Parish of Sprowston has increased in Population (347 Persons)
attributable to its proximity to the City of Norwich."
- 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."
- 1901 Census
- "Including New Sprowston, and part of George Hill."
a - These figures are from the 1901 population tables.
b - These figures (for 1901) are from the 1911 population tables.
- 1911 Census
- Out of the population of 906, 20 were in one institution or
large establishment.
"By the Norwich (Extension) Order, 1907, which came into operation
on the 9th November, 1907, part of St. Faith's Rural District
(viz., parts of Catton and Sprowston Civil Parishes) was transferred
to Norwich County Borough (and Civil Parish)."
Voting Registers
See Norfolk Parish Links: Voting Registers
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