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HOUGHTON-IN-THE-DALE, or Houghton St. Giles, is a parish and small village, 1 mile S.S.W. of Walsingham, and 4 miles N.N.E. of Fakenham, containing 242 inhabitants, and about 1,000 acres of land, belonging to the Rev. D.H. Lee-Warner, the lord of the manor, impropriator, and patron of the CHURCH, (St. Giles,) which is a single pile, with a tower and three bells. The vicarage, valued in the King's Book at £8, and in 1831 at £149, was augmented with £400 of Queen Anne's Bounty, in 1755 and 1787, vested in 16A. of land, at Fulmodeston. The old glebe is 4A., but the parsonage is divided into cottages. The Rev. John Drake Crofts, M.A., of Walsingham, is the present vicar. On the west side of the dale is a small ancient chapel, converted into a barn, and supposed to have been an appendage to Walsingham abbey." [William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Paul Beesley]
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Houghton St Giles is also known as Houghton in the Dale, Houghton in the Hole, and Houghton next Walsingham.
It is the location of the Roman Catholic Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham.
See also Houghton, Houghton on the Hill Helhoughton, and Little Walsingham.
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- 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 Walsingham, 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 Giles.
The Roman Catholic Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham is here.
- Church of St Giles
- Description and pictures.
- Church of St Giles
- Services, etc.
- Linnell, Charles L.S.
- A Short Guide to St Mary's, Little Walsingham with St Giles', Houghton and St Peter's, Great Walsingham.
[Fakenham, Lancaster Press, 1960s] - Winter, C.J.W.
- Houghton in the Dale Rood Screen.
[1880s]
- The Roman Catholic Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham
- History, shrines, maps, pictures, etc.
- The Roman Catholic Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham
- Slipper Chapel, Chapel of Reconciliation, and Chapel of the Holy Spirit
Description and pictures.
- The Anglican Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham is at Little Walsingham
- Archdeacons' Transcripts
- Baptisms 1729-1812, Marriages 1729-1811 and Burials 1729-1812.
[Parish Register Transcription Society, Dart Series, 2000?] - Marriages
- These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's Marriage Registers.
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), Houghton St Giles was in Walsingham Registration District.
- Jepson, F.M.
- Guide to Little Walsingham, Great Walsingham and Houghton-in-the-Hole.
[London, Jarrold and Sons, 1900s] - Houghton St Giles Smock Mill
- Description.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Houghton St Giles to another place.
Houghton St Giles is in North Greenhoe Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for North Greenhoe Hundred
- Description of North Greenhoe Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- Inclosure
- See Great Walsingham
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TF925355 (Lat/Lon: 52.882702, 0.859338), Houghton St Giles which are provided by:
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- 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 Houghton St Giles became part of the Walsingham Union, and the workhouse was at Great Snoring.
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 most of the parishes comprising the Walsingham sub-district, and especially in the parishes of Houghton-in-the-Hole and North Barsham, is attributed to migration and want of sufficient cottage accommodation."