Norfolk: Barnham Broom
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Barnham Broom is about 10 miles W. of Norwich.
The name may also be spelled Barnham Broome.
It includes the hamlet of Bickerston, or Bixton.
See also Broome.
Cemeteries
Not all memorials may be included, even when a transcription is marked
as complete, for example when stones are not legible enough to be read
or photographed.
- Mid-Norfolk Family History Society
- Memorial Inscriptions of the Church and Churchyard of St Peter
and St Paul, Barnham Broom, Norfolk.
[Mid-Norfolk Family History Society, 2013]
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Cemeteries
Census
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Censuses
Church Directories
- In 1883 the parish was in the
Deanery of Hingham, 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 St Peter and St Paul.
-
Nearby Churches of all denominations.
Church History
- Church of St Peter and St Paul
- Description and pictures.
- Church of St Peter and St Paul
- Services, history of the church, etc.
- Church of St Andrew at Bickerston (or Bixton)
- Description and pictures of the ruins.
Church Records
- Archdeacons' Transcripts or Bishop's Transcripts
- Baptisms,
Marriages and
Burials.
- Marriages
- These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's
Marriage Registers.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Church Records
Civil Registration
For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837
and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Barnham Broom was in
Forehoe Registration District.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Civil Registration
Description and Travel
- Barnham Broom Parish Council
- Councillors, meetings, minutes, etc.
- Barnham Broom Post Mill
- Description and map.
- Barnham Broom Tower Mill
- Description, history and pictures.
- Barnham Broom Water Mill
- Description, history and pictures.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Description and Travel
Directories
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
Historical Geography
Barnham Broom is in Forehoe Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Forehoe Hundred
- Description of Forehoe Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
Land and Property
- Great Britain: Inclosure Commissioners
- Statement of claims: Barnham Broom (19) and Bickerstone (6).
Drawn up in pursuance of the Act of Inclosure, 1811.
[1811]
- Great Britain: Statute
- Barnham Broom and Bickerstone Inclosure Act, 1811.
An act for inclosing lands in the parish of Barnham Broom, and
parish or hamlet of Bickerstone, in the county of Norfolk:
4th April 1811.
[London, George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1811]
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Land and Property
Maps
- Modern and Historical Maps
- Maps of the parish.
Military Records
- Roll of Honour
- World War 1.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Military Records
Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc
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 | 40 | 67 | 307 |
1811 | 40 | 71 | 373 |
1821 | 43 | 80 | 388 |
1831 | 89 | 99 | 463 |
1841 | 98 | -- | 494 |
1851 | 106 | -- | 511 |
|
Year |
Inhabited Houses |
Families |
Population |
1861 | 110 | --- | 481 |
1871 | 106 | 115 | 469 |
1881 | 106 | 122 | 442 |
1891 | 97 | 99 | 412 |
1901 | 85 | 85 | 357 |
1911 | --- | 85 | 348 |
|
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.
- 1901 Census
- "Including Pockthorpe and Rust's Green."
Voting Registers
See Norfolk Parish Links: Voting Registers
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Copyright © Pat Newby.
January 2016