Norfolk: Swainsthorpe
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Swainsthorpe is about 5 miles S. of Norwich.
Cemeteries
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Census
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Church Directories
- In 1883 the parish was in the
Deanery of Humbleyard, 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.
There was formerly a church dedicated to St Mary.
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Nearby Churches of all denominations.
Church History
- Church of St Peter
- Minister, services, description, history, pictures, etc.
- Church of St Peter
- Description and pictures.
- Church of St Peter
- Services, etc.
Church Records
- Marriages
- These are included in
Boyd's Marriage Index.
They are not included in Phillimore's Marriage Registers.
- Ellwood, C.A.
- Churchwardens' Accounts. Swainsthorpe.
Excerpts from Swainsthorpe Town Books (1783-1805, 1805-1831)
and Overseers' Book (1831-1835).
[Photocopy in Norwich Local Studies Library, 1960s]
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), Swainsthorpe was in
Henstead Registration District.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Civil Registration
Description and Travel
- Swainsthorpe Parish Council
- Councillors, meetings, etc.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Description and Travel
Directories
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Historical Geography
Swainsthorpe is in Humbleyard Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Humbleyard Hundred
- Description of Humbleyard Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
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 Swainsthorpe became part of the Henstead Union, and the
workhouse was in this parish.
- Henstead Union
- Parishes in the union, their arrangements for the poor before
1834, etc.
- Henstead Union and Workhouse
- Description from White's Directory of Norfolk, 1845.
- Henstead Union and Workhouse
- Description and pictures.
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 | 20 | 26 | 141 |
1811 | 22 | 22 | 149 |
1821 | 23 | 36 | 185 |
1831 | 23 | 40 | 180 |
1841 | 39 | -- | 293 |
1851 | 42 | -- | 349 |
|
Year |
Inhabited Houses |
Families |
Population |
1861 | 44 | -- | 338 |
1871 | 42 | 46 | 271 |
1881 | 38 | 42 | 291 |
1891 | 39 | 39 | 275 |
1901 | 38 | 40 | 274 |
1911 | -- | 42 | 284 |
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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.
- 1841 and 1851 Censuses
- "The Return for Swainsthorpe Parish includes 93 persons in 1841,
and 109 in 1851, in the Henstead and Humbleyard Union Workhouse."
- 1901 Census
- "A considerable proportion of the population of Swainsthorpe
Civil Parish was enumerated in the Henstead Union Workhouse."
- 1911 Census
- Out of the population of 284, 106 were in the workhouse.
Voting Registers
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December 2008