Norfolk: Tottington

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Modern and Historical Maps of this Parish.

Tottington is about 7 miles N.N.E. of Thetford.
See also Tottenhill and Tuttington.

Cemeteries

See Norfolk Parish Links: Cemeteries

Census

1881. This is a link to an archived copy.
1891: Surname List

Church Directories

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

Church History

Church of St Andrew: Description and pictures.
Tricker, Roy: St Andrew's Church, Tottington, Norfolk: short history and guide.
[1960s]

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), Tottington was in Wayland Registration District.

Description and Travel

Tottington: History, pictures, description, wartime, events, etc.
This is a link to an archived copy.
Perry, Hilda; and Perry, Edmund: Tottington: A Lost Village in Norfolk. (Reminiscences).
[ISBN 0900616563, Wymondham, Geo R. Reeve, 1999]

Directories

Historical Geography

Tottington is in Wayland hundred.

Land and Property

Great Britain: Statute: Tottington Inclosure Act, 1774.
An act for dividing and inclosing the common fields, half-year lands, common pastures, common meadows, Lammas meadows, commons, commonable lands, heaths and waste grounds, within the parish of Tottington, in the county of Norfolk.
[An independently printed edition of the act, 1774]

Maps

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

Military History

In 1942 the Stanford Training Area (Stanta) was established, and the villages of Buckenham Tofts, Langford, Stanford, Sturston, Tottington and West Tofts were evacuated.

Military Records

Roll of Honour: World War 1.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Tottington became part of the Wayland Union, and the workhouse was at Rockland All Saints.

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 26 40 198

1811 28 47 249

1821 33 54 284

1831 34 59 313

1841 55 -- 340

1851 61 -- 370

Year Inhabited
Houses Families Population

1861 61 -- 308

1871 63 69 290

1881 62 62 279

1891 60 63 287

1901 41 41 194

1911 -- 51 209

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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