Norfolk: Weston Longville

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Weston Longville is about 8 miles N.W. of Norwich.
It is also known as Weston.

Cemeteries

Mid-Norfolk Family History Society: Memorial Inscriptions of the Church and Churchyard of All Saints, Weston Longville.
[Dereham, Mid-Norfolk Family History Society, 2011]
Church of All Saints: Transcriptions and photographs of gravestones in the churchyard.
Not all gravestones may be included, even when a site is marked as complete, for example when stones are not legible enough to be photographed.

Census

1801: Heads of Households and Number in each Household.
1841: Surname List
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 All Saints.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of All Saints: Description and picture.
Church of All Saints: Description and pictures.
Church of All Saints: Services, etc.
Church of All Saints: Paintings in the church.
Church of All Saints: Description and pictures of the stained glass windows.

Church Records

Parish Register Transcripts: Baptisms 1813-1880
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), Weston Longville was in St Faith's Registration District.

Description and Travel

Futter, Marjorie: An Historical Walk Round Weston Longville.
[Weston Longville, Greensgate Publications, 1997]
Weston Longville Parish Council: News, councillors, meetings, minutes, etc.

Directories

Historical Geography

Weston Longville 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

See Norfolk Parish Links: Land and Property

Maps

Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish.

Military History

RAF Attlebridge was at Weston Longville.

RAF Attlebridge: Description.
RAF Attlebridge: Description and pictures.
RAF Attlebridge and USAAF Station 120: Wartime Memories.
USAAF Station 120: Description and pictures.
RAF Attlebridge and USAAF Station 120: Description and picture.

Bowman, Martin W.: Sentimental Journey: Reminiscences of war.
[ISBN 1852970898, Quidenham, Erskine Press, 2005]
Wassom, Earl: Attlebridge Arsenal: The men and aircraft of the 466th Bomb Group, 96th Combat Wing, 2nd Air Division, 8th Air Force, Attlebridge, England, station 120, 1944-1945.
[ISBN 1596520108, Turner, 2005]
Woolnough, John H.: Attlebridge Diaries: The history of the 466th bombardment group.
[ISBN 0897450671, 466th Bomb Group Assoc, 1995]

Military Records

Roll of Honour: World Wars 1 and 2.

Names, Personal

Woodforde: See Norfolk People and Families

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Weston Longville 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	48	69	365
1811	63	67	343
1821	51	84	392
1831	77	80	406
1841	84	--	411
1851	91	--	458

Year	Inhabited Houses	Families	Population
1861	98	--	471
1871	93	96	427
1881	88	99	404
1891	87	88	389
1901	85	86	367
1911	--	82	345

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 Greensgate, Hurgate [sic] Common, and Weston Green."

Voting Registers

See Norfolk Parish Links: Voting Registers

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