Norfolk: Swannington

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Swannington is about 9 miles N.W. of Norwich.
The name may also be spelled Swanington.

Cemeteries

Mid-Norfolk Family History Society: Memorial Inscriptions of the Church and Churchyard of St Margaret, Swannington.
[Mid-Norfolk Family History Society, 2009]

Census

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Sparham, 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 Margaret.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Wortley, John Dixon: Swanningon: its church, rectors and history.
[Norwich, 1927]
Church of St Margaret: Description and picture.
Church of St Margaret: Description and pictures.
Church of St Margaret: Description and pictures.
Church of St Margaret: Services, etc.

Church Records

Marriages: These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or 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), Swannington was in St Faith's Registration District.

Description and Travel

Swannington News: News, events, newsletter, parish council, etc.
Swannington: History, church, school, maps, pictures, etc.

Directories

Historical Geography

Swannington is in Eynsford Hundred.

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

Land and Property

Inclosure: See Brandiston
Kelly, Geoffrey Ian: Swannington Hall: A history.
[Typescript in Norwich Local Studies Library, 1988]

Maps

Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish.

Military History

RAF Swannington was at Haveringland.

Military Records

See Norfolk Parish Links: Military Records

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Swannington 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	62	64	299
1811	71	71	337
1821	47	73	365
1831	47	73	370
1841	76	--	358
1851	85	--	395

Year	Inhabited Houses	Families	Population
1861	84	--	385
1871	81	83	326
1881	83	83	326
1891	79	79	330
1901	76	76	315
1911	--	75	322

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."
1901 Census: "Including Upgate."

Schools

Swannington School: Description, pictures, etc.

Voting Registers

See Norfolk Parish Links: Voting Registers

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