Norfolk: Whinburgh

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Whinburgh is about 3 miles S. of East Dereham.
The name may also be spelled Whinbergh and Whinborough.

Cemeteries

Mid-Norfolk Family History Society: The Memorial Inscriptions of the Church and Churchyard of St Mary the Virgin, Whinburgh, Norfolk.
[Mid-Norfolk Family History Society, 2003]

Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Hingham, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
The parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of St Mary: Description and pictures.
Church of St Mary: Services, minister, location, picture, etc
Church of St Mary: Picture of the church.
Taylor, Ron: The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Whinburgh.
[Whinburgh with Westfield P.C.C., 1990]

Church Records

Archdeacon's Transcripts or Bishop's Transcripts: Baptisms, Marriages and Burials.
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), Whinburgh was in Mitford and Launditch Registration District.

Description and Travel

Taylor, Ron: Eighty Years of Whinburgh: A collection of news items about the village from the columns of the Dereham and Fakenham Times between the years 1880 and 1959.
[1992]

Directories

Historical Geography

Whinburgh is in Mitford hundred.

Land and Property

Inclosure: See Westfield

Maps

Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for Mitford and Launditch 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 Whinburgh 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 24 24 142

1811 31 31 159

1821 25 37 196

1831 42 43 219

1841 48 -- 209

1851 49 -- 262

Year Inhabited
Houses Families Population

1861 49 -- 220

1871 58 68 239

1881 57 60 226

1891 55 58 245

1901 53 53 203

1911 -- 54 197

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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