Norfolk: Wreningham

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

Cemeteries

See Norfolk Parish Links: Cemeteries

Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Humbleyard, 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 All Saints.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

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: Description, church, parish council, pictures, etc.
Wreningham Post Mill: Description, history and pictures.

Directories

Historical Geography

Wreningham is in Humbleyard Hundred.

Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for Humbleyard Hundred
Description of Humbleyard Hundred: 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk

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

Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish.

Military Records

See Norfolk Parish Links: Military Records

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.

Voting Registers

See Norfolk Parish Links: Voting Registers

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