Norfolk: Wroxham

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Wroxham is about 7 miles N.E. of Norwich.
See also Roxham.

Cemeteries

Church of St Mary the Virgin: Transcriptions and photographs of gravestones in the churchyard.
Not all gravestones may be included, even when a site is marked as complete, for example when stones are not legible enough to be photographed.

Census

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Taverham, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
It could have been in a different deanery or archdeaconry both before and after this date.
The parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of St Mary the Virgin: Description and pictures.
Church of St Mary the Virgin: Services, etc.
Wroxham and Hoveton United Reformed Church: Minister, services, etc.

Church Records

Parish Register Transcripts: Baptisms 1813-1880
Parish Register Transcripts: Baptisms, Banns, Marriages and Burials.
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), Wroxham was in St Faith's Registration District.

Description and Travel

Wroxham Parish Council: News, councillors, meetings, minutes, map, pictures, etc.
The Bridge: Monthly magazine for the parishes of Wroxham, Hoveton and Belaugh.
Wroxham Smock Mill: Description and history.
Wroxham Steam Mill: Description, history and pictures.

Directories

Historical Geography

Wroxham is in Taverham Hundred.

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

Land and Property

See Norfolk Parish Links: Land and Property

Maps

Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish.

Military Records

See Norfolk Parish Links: Military Records

Names, Personal

Roy: The shop "Roys of Wroxham" is in Hoveton St John.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Wroxham became part of the St Faith's Union, and the workhouse was at Horsham St Faith.

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	58	58	326
1811	57	63	290
1821	65	72	351
1831	75	75	368
1841	75	--	363
1851	73	--	429

Year	Inhabited Houses	Families	Population
1861	86	---	409
1871	84	93	406
1881	78	79	378
1891	86	103	415
1901	139	139	626
1911	---	185	729

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: "ST. FAITHS. The decrease of population in most of the parishes comprised in the District of St. Faiths is attributed to the migration of labourers and their families to the manufacturing districts."

Other population figures

Population in 1831

Voting Registers

See Norfolk Parish Links: Voting Registers

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