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]
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Cemeteries
Census
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Censuses
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.
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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.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Church Records
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.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Civil Registration
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]
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Description and Travel
Directories
See also Norfolk Parish Links: 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.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Maps
Military Records
- Roll of Honour
- World War 1.
Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc
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 |
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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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September 2008