Norfolk: Thurgarton

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Modern and Historical Maps of this Parish.

Thurgarton is about 5 miles N. of Aylsham.

Cemeteries

The Monumental Inscriptions in the Hundred of North Erpingham (Walter Rye).: The parishes covered include Thurgarton.
See Trunch

Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Repps, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
The parish church is dedicated to All Saints.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of All Saints: Description, history and pictures.

Church Records

Archdeacons' Transcripts: Baptisms 1725-1812, Marriages 1725-1811 and Burials 1725-1812.
[Parish Register Transcription Society, Dart Series, 2000?]
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), Thurgarton was in Erpingham Registration District.

Description and Travel

Entwistle, Keith: A century of faces and places: a history of Aldborough and Thurgarton, 1900-2000.
[ISBN 0954393503, Aldborough Village History Society, 2002]
Thurgarton Post Mill: Description, history and maps.

Gazetteers and Directories

Thurgarton is in North Erpingham hundred.

Maps

Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for Erpingham Registration District, 1836
Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish and nearby places.

Military Records

Roll of Honour: World War 1.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Thurgarton 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 44 47 224

1811 45 47 225

1821 45 47 248

1831 49 49 247

1841 53 -- 247

1851 60 -- 272

Year Inhabited
Houses Families Population

1861 54 -- 264

1871 53 57 229

1881 53 54 231

1891 49 58 234

1901 54 54 219

1911 -- 57 236

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.

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