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Bawburgh

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"BAWBURGH is a village and parish, on both sides of the river Yare, 5 miles W. of Norwich, containing 404 souls, and 1362A. of land, in Lord Stafford's manor of Costessey; but Sir Woodbine Parish, Kt., J.S. Muskett, Esq., and some others, have estates here. The CHURCH (St. Mary and St. Walstan) was partly rebuilt in 1309, and thoroughly repaired in 1638. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the King's Book at £13. 7s. 6d., and is in the patronage of the Dean and Chapter of Norwich, and incumbency of the Rev. Geo. Carter. The former are appropriators of the rectorial tithes, which are leased to Mr. Muskett, and were commuted in 1840 for £251, and the vicarial tithes for £109 per annum. On Mr. Cross's farm, is St. Walstan's Well, supposed to possess extraordinary healing virtues." [William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Pat Newby]

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See also Bowthorpe.

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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 and St Walstan
Transcriptions and photographs of memorials.

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 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 Mary and St Walstan.
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Church History

Church of St Mary and St Walstan
Description and pictures.
Church of St Mary and St Walstan
Services, etc.
Church of St Mary and St Walstan
Pictures of the church.
Church of St Mary and St Walstan
Description and pictures of the stained glass windows.
Butler-Stoney, Richard
Bawburgh: the Church of St Mary and St Walstan.
[Church Tours, 1996]
 
Green, W.A.
Bawburgh Methodist Church, 1866-1966: special centenary celebrations.
[Bawburgh, The Church, 1966]
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Church Records

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), Bawburgh was in Forehoe Registration District.

See also Norfolk Parish Links: Civil Registration

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Description & Travel

Bawburgh
News, events, parish council, church, history, organisations, etc.
Bawburgh Water Mill
Description, history and pictures.

See also Norfolk Parish Links: Description and Travel

You can see pictures of Bawburgh which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

Bawburgh 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
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Land & Property

Inclosure
See Hellesdon.
1791: Arson at the farm of Mr Burgess
By Mary Adams.
Kelly, Geoffrey Ian
Church Farmhouse, Bawburgh: a history.
Including a structural account of the house, by Alan Carter.
[Typescript in Norwich Local Studies Library, 1988]
Kelly, Geoffrey Ian
The "King's Head", Bawburgh: a history.
[Typescript in Norwich Local Studies Library, 1986]

See also Norfolk Parish Links: Land and Property

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TG156086 (Lat/Lon: 52.63249, 1.183861), Bawburgh which are provided by:

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Military Records

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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
18015253268
18115959330
18218488456
18318891440
184183--404
185188--460
Year  Inhabited
Houses
FamiliesPopulation
186192--433
18719295404
18819196419
18919091408
19018585389
1911--87348

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, 1811, 1821 and 1831 Censuses
The figures are for Bawburgh with Bowthorpe.