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Crownthorpe

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"CROWNTHORPE, a small village and parish, 2 miles W.N.W. of Wymondham, has 111 souls, and 685 acres of land, all (except 16A. 16P. of glebe,) the property of Lord Wodehouse, the patron of the rectory, valued in the King's Book at £4. 12s. 6d., and now having a yearly rent of £150, awarded in 1841, in lieu of tithes. The Rev. Algernon Wodehouse is the incumbent, and contributed liberally towards the restoration of the Church (St. James,) which was new roofed and handsomely refitted with open seats, &c., in 1844. A commodious Rectory House is about to be erected." [William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Paddy Apling]

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Census

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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 was dedicated to St James.
    It became a chapel of ease to Wicklewood in the 1970s, then was converted into a house.
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Church History

Church of St James
Description and pictures.
Church of St James
Picture of the church.
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Church Records

Marriages
These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's Marriage Registers.

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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), Crownthorpe was in Forehoe Registration District.

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Description & Travel

Wicklewood Archive: for Wicklewood and Crownthorpe.
Description, history, school, pictures, etc.
Wicklewood and Crownthorpe Parish Council
Parish councillors, minutes, newsletters, etc.

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You can see pictures of Crownthorpe which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

Crownthorpe 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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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TG082031 (Lat/Lon: 52.586103, 1.072196), Crownthorpe which are provided by:

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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
Families Population
1801 11 18   85
1811 11 18 101
1821 13 20 103
1831 13 21 106
1841 20 -- 111
1851 20 -- 100
Year   Inhabited
Houses
Families Population
1861 18 -- 97
1871 19 19 90
1881 18 18 68
1891 18 18 82
1901 17 17 74
1911 -- 17 67

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.