Norfolk: Wreningham

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Wreningham is about 8 miles S.W. of Norwich.
The name may also be spelled Wrenningham.

Cemeteries

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Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Humbleyard, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
The parish church is dedicated to All Saints.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of All Saints: Description, history and pictures.
Church of All Saints: Description and pictures.
Church of All Saints: Services, location, etc.

Church Records

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), Wreningham was in Henstead Registration District.

Description and Travel

Wreningham Village: Maps, school, church, pictures, etc.
Wreningham Parish Council: Parish council, pictures, etc.
Wreningham Post Mill: Description, history and pictures.

Gazetteers and Directories

Wreningham is in Humbleyard hundred.

History

Day, Basil K.: Past Days in Wreningham, Norfolk: A record of Wreningham families (since 1656).
[ISBN 0953028607, Dereham, 1997]

Land and Property

Great Britain: Statute: Wreningham Inclosure Act, 1777.
An act for dividing, allotting, and inclosing the commons and waste lands within the parish of Wreningham in the county of Norfolk.
[1777]

Maps

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

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Wreningham became part of the Henstead Union, and the workhouse was at Swainsthorpe.

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 48 69 366

1811 53 75 397

1821 54 83 427

1831 55 87 409

1841 96 -- 487

1851 93 -- 452

Year   Inhabited
Houses Families Population

1861   91   -- 437

1871   96 108 429

1881 100 103 485

1891   91   91 435

1901   84   86 376

1911   --   90 360

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.

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