Norfolk: Twyford

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Twyford is about 7 miles S.E. of Fakenham.

Cemeteries

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Census

1891: Surname List

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 Nicholas.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of St Nicholas: Description and pictures.
Church of St Nicholas: 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), Twyford was in Mitford and Launditch Registration District.

Description and Travel

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Directories

Historical Geography

Twyford 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

Great Britain: Statute: Bintry and Twyford Inclosure Act, 1795.
An act for dividing, allotting, and inclosing the whole-year lands, brecks, common fields, half-year or shack lands, commons and waste grounds, within the parishes of Bintry and Twyford, in the county of Norfolk.
[Independently printed edition of the act, 1795]

Maps

Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish.

Military Records

Roll of Honour: World War 1.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Twyford became part of the Mitford and Launditch Union, and the workhouse was at Gressenhall.

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	13	16	53
1811	9	19	68
1821	13	13	82
1831	14	15	82
1841	18	--	94
1851	16	--	84

Year	Inhabited Houses	Families	Population
1861	14	--	60
1871	17	17	89
1881	16	16	58
1891	17	17	92
1901	13	14	56
1911	--	15	52

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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