Norfolk: Thornage
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Thornage is about 2 miles S.W. of Holt.
See also Thornham.
Cemeteries
- Rye, Walter (editor)
- The Monumental Inscriptions in the Hundred of Holt, in
the county of Norfolk, collected by Walton N. Dew.
(Parishes include: Bale, Bayfield, Blakeney, Bodham, Briningham,
Brinton, Briston, Burgh Parva, Cley-next-the-Sea, Edgefield,
Glandford, Gunthorpe, Hempstead, Holt, Hunworth, Kelling, Langham,
Letheringsett, Melton Constable, Morston, Salthouse, Saxlingham,
Sharrington, Stody, Swanton Novers, Thornage, Weybourne, Wiveton).
[Norwich, Goose, 1885]
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Cemeteries
Census
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Censuses
Church Directories
- In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Holt, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
- The parish church is dedicated to All Saints.
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Nearby Churches of all denominations.
Church History
- Church of All Saints
- Description and pictures.
- Church of All Saints
- Services, etc.
Church Records
- Parish Register Transcripts
- Baptisms,
Marriages and
Burials.
- Archdeacons' Transcripts
- Baptisms 1732-1811, Marriages 1732-1810 and
Burials 1732-1810.
[Parish Register Transcription Society, Dart Series, 2000?]
- Marriages
- These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's
Marriage Registers.
- Consolidation of Thornage and Brinton Churches
- 1759
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), Thornage was in
Erpingham Registration District.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Civil Registration
Description and Travel
- Thornage Water Mill
- Description, history and pictures.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Description and Travel
Directories
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
Historical Geography
Thornage is in Holt hundred.
Maps
- Modern and Historical Maps
- Maps of the parish.
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 | 45 | 52 | 221 |
1811 | 36 | 55 | 252 |
1821 | 59 | 61 | 264 |
1831 | 76 | 78 | 332 |
1841 | 77 | -- | 325 |
1851 | 78 | -- | 349 |
|
Year |
Inhabited Houses |
Families |
Population |
1861 | 83 | -- | 358 |
1871 | 82 | 90 | 344 |
1881 | 72 | 72 | 327 |
1891 | 78 | 81 | 335 |
1901 | 86 | 86 | 370 |
1911 | -- | 88 | 344 |
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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.
Voting Registers
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February 2009