Norfolk: Wimbotsham
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Wimbotsham is about 10 miles S. of King's Lynn.
Cemeteries
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Census
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Church Directories
- In 1883 the parish was in the
Deanery of Fincham, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
It could have been in a different deanery or archdeaconry both
before and after this date.
- The parish church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
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Nearby Churches of all denominations.
Church History
- Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Description and pictures.
- Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Services, etc.
- Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Description of the bells and picture of the church.
- Dashwood, Rev George Henry; and Boutell, Rev. Charles
- Notes on the Parish and Church of Wimbotsham.
With extracts from the parish registers.
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society,
in "Norfolk Archaeology", vol.2, 1849]
- Turner, J.C.
- Notes on the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Wimbotsham.
[Wimbotsham, The Church, c.1964]
- Methodist Church
- Minister, services, location, picture, etc.
- Methodist Church
- Minister, services, picture, etc.
Follow the link to the home page, then search for the church.
- Primitive Methodist Church
- Description, picture and map.
Church Records
- 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), Wimbotsham was in
Downham Registration District.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Civil Registration
Description and Travel
- Wimbotsham Parish Council
- Councillors, meetings, minutes, etc.
- Pictures of Wimbotsham
- Old postcards and new photographs.
- King's Lynn Arts Centre
- Portrait of a Village: Wimbotsham.
[ISBN 1898328005, West Norfolk Living Histories, 1993]
- Wimbotsham Tower Mill
- Description, history and map.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Description and Travel
Directories
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
Historical Geography
Wimbotsham is in Clackclose Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Clackclose Hundred
- Description of Clackclose Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
History
- Description, history, people, pictures, etc, of Wimbotsham
- and other parishes near Downham Market.
Land and Property
Inclosure
- Great Britain: Statute
- Downham Market, Wimbotsham and Bexwell inclosure act, 1801.
An act for dividing, allotting, and inclosing certain open
field and other lands within the several parishes of Downham
Market, Wimbotsham, and Bexwell, in the county of Norfolk:
21st May 1801.
[London, George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1801]
Drainage
- Great Britain: Statute
- Outwell and other parishes drainage act, 1798.
An act for draining and preserving certain lands and fen grounds
lying in the parishes of Outwell, Stow Bardolph, Wimbotsham, and
Downham in the county of Norfolk: 28th June 1798.
[London, George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1798]
- Great Britain: Statute
- Downham Market and other parishes drainage act, 1802.
An act for draining and improving certain fen lands and low
grounds, within the several parishes of Downham Market,
Wimbotsham, Stow Bardolph, and Denver, in the county of
Norfolk: 15th April 1802.
[London, George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1802]
- Great Britain: Statute
- Fenland drainage act, 1814.
See Stoke Ferry
- Great Britain: Statute
- Stoke Ferry and other parishes drainage act, 1834.
See Stoke Ferry
- Great Britain: Statute
- Downham Fen drainage act, 1851,
An act for amending an act passed in the forty-second year of
the reign of His Majesty George the Third, for draining and
improving certain fen lands and low grounds in the parishes of
Downham Market, Wimbotsham, Stow Bardolph, and Denver, in the
county of Norfolk: 20th May 1851.
[London, George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode, 1851]
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Land and Property
Maps
- Modern and Historical Maps
- Maps of the parish.
Military Records
- Roll of Honour for Wimbotsham and Stow Bardolph
- World Wars 1 and 2.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Military Records
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 | 50 | 55 | 260 |
| 1811 | 52 | 69 | 305 |
| 1821 | 64 | 85 | 413 |
| 1831 | 62 | 95 | 476 |
| 1841 | 112 | -- | 582 |
| 1851 | 122 | -- | 606 |
|
| Year |
Inhabited
Houses |
Families |
Population |
| 1861 | 112 | --- | 508 |
| 1871 | 134 | 139 | 574 |
| 1881 | 158 | 159 | 677 |
| 1891 | 140 | 141 | 573 |
| 1901 | 139 | 139 | 563 |
| 1911 | --- | 141 | 548 |
|
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.
- 1841 and 1851 Censuses
- "Part of Wimbotsham Parish lying on the Tongs Drain is in Downham
Subdistrict."
- 1861 Census
- "The decrease of population in the parish of Wimbotsham (part of
which lying on the Tongs Drain is in Downham Sub-district) is mainly
attributed to the removal of dilapidated cottages."
Voting Registers
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