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Burgh next Aylsham

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"BURGH, or Burgh-next-Aylsham, is a village and parish, on the east side of the Bure, 2 miles S.E. of Aylsham, and contains 314 souls, and 789 acres of land, mostly belonging to J.H. Holley, Esq., the lord of the manor, who resides at Burgh Hall, a neat mansion, with a fine lawn, and is patron of the Church, (St. Mary,) which is a rectory, valued in the King's Book at £7. 17. 1d., and now enjoyed by the Rev. Edward Holley, B.A. The glebe is 12A., and the tithes have been commuted for £255 per annum. From its name, and many coins, urns, &c., found here, Burgh is supposed to have been a Roman station. Mrs. Holley supports a National School." [William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Richard Johns]

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Burgh next Aylsham is also known as Burgh juxta Aylsham and Aylsham Burgh.
See also Bergh Apton, Burgh Parva, Burgh St Margaret, Burgh St Peter and Southburgh.

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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.

Church of St Mary the Virgin
Transcriptions and photographs of gravestones in the churchyard.

See also Norfolk Parish Links: Cemeteries

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Census

See also Norfolk Parish Links: Censuses

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Church Directories

  • In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Ingworth, 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.
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Church History

Church of St Mary the Virgin
Description and pictures.
Church of St Mary the Virgin
Services, etc.
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Church Records

Parish Register Transcripts
Yates, Rev Edmund T.
A Transcript of the Register of the Parish of Burgh, 1563-1810.
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society, in "Norfolk Archaeology", vol.9, pages 37-58, 1884]
Parish Register Transcripts
Baptisms
Parish Register Transcripts
Baptisms 1813-1880
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

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Civil Registration

For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Burgh next Aylsham was in Aylsham Registration District.

See also Norfolk Parish Links: Civil Registration

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Description & Travel

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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

Burgh next Aylsham is in South Erpingham Hundred.

Parish outline and location.
See Parish Map for South Erpingham Hundred
Description of South Erpingham Hundred
1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
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Land & Property

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TG219252 (Lat/Lon: 52.778834, 1.288662), Burgh next Aylsham which are provided by:

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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • After 1834 Burgh next Aylsham became part of the Aylsham Union, and the workhouses were at Buxton and Oulton. These were replaced by a new workhouse at Aylsham in 1849.
  • Buxton and other parishes poor relief and employment act, 1806.
    See Brampton.
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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
FamiliesPopulation
18014142179
18114242184
18214849228
18313353247
184161--314
185155--266
Year  Inhabited
Houses
FamiliesPopulation
186154--227
18715151219
18814949219
18914848215
19014848228
1911--52223

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.

1831 Census
The figures of 33 houses for 53 families are correct.

Other population figures