Norfolk: Wood Dalling

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Wood Dalling is about 7 miles W. of Aylsham.
The name may also be spelled Wooddalling.
See also Field Dalling.

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.
The parish church is dedicated to St Andrew.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of St Andrew: Minister, services, description, pictures, etc.
Church of St Andrew: Description and pictures.
Church of St Andrew: Services, etc.

Church Records

Parish Register Transcripts: Baptisms 1813-1860, Banns 1824-1867, Marriages 1813-1836 and Burials 1813-1888.
[Parish Register Transcription Society, Dart Series, 2000?]
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), Wood Dalling was in Aylsham Registration District.

Description and Travel

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Directories

Historical Geography

Wood Dalling is in Eynsford hundred.

Land and Property

Kelly, Geoffrey Ian: Churchgate House, Wood Dalling, a history.
[Typescript in Norwich Local Studies Library, 1987]
Kelly, Geoffrey Ian: Home Farm House, Wood Dalling, a history.
[Typescript in Norwich Local Studies Library, 1998]
Kelly, Geoffrey Ian: Victoria Farm, Wood Dalling, a history.
[Typescript in Norwich Local Studies Library, 2001]
Kelly, Geoffrey Ian: Wood House, Wood Dalling, a history.
[Typescript in Norwich Local Studies Library, 1987]
Great Britain: Statute: Itteringham Inclosure Act, 1818.
An act for inclosing lands in the parishes of Itteringham, Oulton, Wickmere,and Wood Dalling, in the county of Norfolk.
[George Eyre and Andrew Strachan, 1818]

Maps

Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for Aylsham Registration District, 1836
Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish and nearby places.

Military Records

Roll of Honour: World Wars 1 and 2.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Wood Dalling became part of the Aylsham Union, and the workhouses were at Buxton and Oulton. These were replaced by a new workhouse at Aylsham in 1849.

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   53   78 391

1811   82   82 480

1821 102 103 527

1831 114 114 512

1841 122 -- 560

1851 124 -- 574

Year   Inhabited
Houses Families Population

1861 116 -- 508

1871 119 119 524

1881 100 112 484

1891 114 117 473

1901 107 108 448

1911 -- 106 427

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: "The decrease of population in the parishes of Themelthorpe, Wood-Dalling, Reepham, Cawston, and Corpusty is mainly attributed to the migration of labourers to other parts."
1901 Census: "Including Crabgate, Norton Corner, and Red Pits."

Voting Registers

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