Norfolk: Stody

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Stody is about 3 miles S.W. of Holt.

Cemeteries

The Monumental Inscriptions in the Hundred of Holt (Walter Rye).: The parishes covered include Stody.
See Thornage

Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

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

Church History

Church of St Mary: Description and pictures.
Church of St Mary: Services, etc.
Linnell, Charles Lawrence Scruton: Hunworth and Stody Churches.
[London, Home Words, 1961]
Lord, John Fairbourne: Stody St Mary, Norfolk, a guide for visitors.
[1980s]

Church Records

Archdeacons' Transcripts: Baptisms 1713-1811, Marriages 1713-1811 and Burials 1714-1812.
[Parish Register Transcription Society, Dart Series, 2000?]
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), Stody was in Erpingham Registration District.

Description and Travel

Bartram, Len: Hunworth and Stody, the Millennium, a souvenir booklet.
[Melton Constable, 1999]

Directories

Historical Geography

Stody is in Holt hundred.

Land and Property

Inclosure: See Briningham

Maps

Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Stody became part of the Erpingham Union, and the workhouses were at Gimingham and Sheringham. These were replaced by a new workhouse at West Beckham in 1850.

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	23	31	149
1811	26	30	148
1821	21	27	125
1831	32	37	161
1841	33	--	187
1851	32	--	189

Year	Inhabited Houses	Families	Population
1861	31	--	160
1871	28	28	145
1881	26	28	130
1891	30	32	139
1901	31	31	144
1911	--	32	140

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.

Voting Registers

See Norfolk Parish Links: Voting Registers

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