Norfolk: Woodrising

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Woodrising is about 6 miles S. of East Dereham.
The name may also be spelled Wood Rising.

Cemeteries

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Census

Church Directories

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

Church History

Church of St Nicholas: Description and pictures.
Church of St Nicholas: Services, etc.
Steer, Francis William: Woodrising Church (St Nicholas), Norfolk, and notes on the Southwell and other families connected with the Parish.
[Norwich, Diocese of Norwich, 1959]

Church Records

Marriages: These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's Marriage Registers.
Names of Rectors: 13th-20th centuries.

Civil Registration

For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Woodrising was in Mitford and Launditch Registration District.

Description and Travel

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Directories

Historical Geography

Woodrising is in Mitford hundred.

History

History of Woodrising: From "The Norfolk Village Book".
Blomfield's History of Norfolk: Including the Southwell family, and list of rectors.

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.

Names, Personal

Southwell: See Norfolk People and Families

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Woodrising 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 14 21 118

1811 19 20 105

1821 20 21 119

1831 21 22 127

1841 22 -- 129

1851 23 -- 127

Year   Inhabited
Houses Families Population

1861 24 --   97

1871 21 24   94

1881 22 23   93

1891 20 20   90

1901 21 21 102

1911 -- 21   80

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

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