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Attlebridge

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"ATTLEBRIDGE, on the north bank of the Wensum, and on the Fakenham turnpike, 8 miles N.W. of Norwich, has in its parish 94 souls, and 1206 acres of land, mostly belonging to N. Micklethwait, Esq., the lord of the manor and impropriator. Formerly, here was a hamlet called Dighton, or Dike-townhills; and there was also a Hermitage, near the river, which is now crossed by a strong wooden bridge. The Church (St. Andrew,) is a vicarage, valued in the King's Book at £5. 6s. 10½d., and consolidated with the rectory of Alderford." [William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Pat Newby]

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See also Attleborough.

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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.

Mid-Norfolk Family History Society
Memorial Inscriptions of the Churches and Churchyards of St Andrew, Attlebridge with St John the Baptist, Alderford.
[Mid-Norfolk Family History Society, 2009]

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 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 Andrew.
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Church History

Wortley, John Dixon
The parishes and churches of Attlebridge and Morton-on-the-Hill.
[Norwich, Goose, 1925]
Church of St Andrew (this is a link to an archived copy)
Services, picture, etc.
Church of St Andrew
Description and pictures.
Church of St Andrew
Services, etc.
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Church Records

Rowles, Stuart; and Goulty, George A.
The Parish Registers of Attlebridge: Baptisms 1712-1842, Marriages 1725-1837, Burials 1716-1842. Transcribed and indexed.
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Genealogical Society, 1993]
Parish Register Transcripts
Baptisms 1813-1880
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), Attlebridge was in St Faith's Registration District.

See also Norfolk Parish Links: Civil Registration

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Description & Travel

Attlebridge (this is a link to an archived copy)
Description and pictures.

See also Norfolk Parish Links: Description and Travel

You can see pictures of Attlebridge which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

Attlebridge 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
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Land & Property

Kelly, Geoffrey Ian
Church Farmhouse, Attlebridge: A history.
[Typescript in Norwich Local Studies Library, 2001]

See also Norfolk Parish Links: Land and Property

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TG129170 (Lat/Lon: 52.708427, 1.150129), Attlebridge which are provided by:

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Names, Personal

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Poor Houses, Poor Law

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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
1801  420  85
1811  814  95
1821  919105
18311521117
184116--  94
185116--100
Year  Inhabited
Houses
FamiliesPopulation
186119--93
1871171784
1881161766
1891151778
1901171764
1911--1573

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.

1801 Census
The number of inhabited houses really is only 4.
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