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"ALDERFORD, on a declivity 3 miles S. by E. of Reepham, is a small parish of only 44 souls, and 434 acres of land, in the manor of Swannington, and mostly the property of C. K. Tompson, Esq. The Church (St. John Baptist) is a discharged rectory, valued in K.B. at £4. 6s. 8d., and in 1831, at £219, with the vicarage of Attlebridge annexed to it, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Norwich, and the incumbency of the Rev. John D. Parmeter." [William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Mike Bristow]
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Alderford is about 8 miles S.W. of Aylsham.
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- 1831
- 1841
- 1891: Surname List (this is a link to an archived copy)
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Censuses
- In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Sparham, 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 John the Baptist.
- Church of St John the Baptist
- Description and pictures.
- Church of St John the Baptist (this is a link to an archived copy)
- Description and picture.
- Church of St John the Baptist
- Services, minister, address, picture, etc.
- Wortley, John Dixon
- Alderford Church, Norfolk.
[Norwich, Goose, 1928]
- Marriages
- These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's Marriage Registers.
- Churchwardens' Rates
- Principal property occupiers and the amounts paid.
1821-1834, and 1834-1839. - Churchwardens' Payments, or Disbursements
- Payments for church repairs, communion bread and wine, etc.
1820-1839.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Church Records
For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Alderford was in St Faith's Registration District.
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- 1864: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- 1883: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- 1883: Kelly's Directory for Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (this is a link to an archived copy)
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Alderford to another place.
Alderford is in Eynsford Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Eynsford Hundred
- Description of Eynsford Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TG124188 (Lat/Lon: 52.724753, 1.144293), Alderford which are provided by:
- OpenStreetMap
- Google Maps
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- Old Maps Online
- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- After 1834 Alderford became part of the St Faith's Union, and the workhouse was at Horsham St Faith.
These figures are from the population tables which were produced after the 10-yearly national censuses. The "Families" heading includes families and single occupiers.
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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
- "The decrease of population in the parish of Alderford is attributed to the demolition of cottages."