Feltwell
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"FELTWELL is a large village, with several neat houses, 6 miles W.N.W. of Brandon, and 6 miles S. of Stoke-Ferry, comprising in its extensive parish 1512 inhabitants, about 9639 acres of assessable land, and about 1200A. of open common, on which all the tenants have a right of pasturage and fuel. . . . The parish includes an extra-parochial place called Feltwell Anchor, where there are 19 inhabitants. . . . Here are two parish CHURCHES, both of which were thoroughly repaired about 12 years ago. St. Mary's, the largest, has a nave, aisles, chancel, and a massive square tower, with three bells and a clock. . . . St. Nicholas' Church is a small pile, on an eminence at the west end of the village, with a tower, round at the base and octangular at the top, and containing five bells. It was nearly destroyed by fire in 1494, when an "indulgence" was granted for its reparation. The rectories are now consolidated in the alternate patronage of the Crown and the Bishop of Ely. . . . The Rev. E.P. Sparke, M.A., is the incumbent, and has 177A. of glebe, and a commodious residence. The Baptists, Wesleyans, and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel here." [William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Pat Newby]
Feltwell is about 12 miles W.N.W. of Thetford.
It is a large village consisting of the two parishes of Feltwell St Mary and Feltwell St Nicholas.
Feltwell Anchor became part of the parish of Little Ouse in 1866.
Census
Churches
| St Mary, Feltwell, Church of England |
| St Nicholas, Feltwell, Church of England |
| Station Church of St George, Feltwell, Church of England |
| Tabernacle, Feltwell, Independent |
| Chapel, Feltwell, Primitive Methodist |
| Chapel, Feltwell, Primitive Methodist |
| Chapel, Feltwell, Wesleyan Methodist |
| Feltwell Methodist Church, Feltwell, Methodist |
| Chapel, Feltwell, Mormon |
You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Feltwell area or see them printed on a map.
Church Directories
- In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Cranwich, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
It could have been in a different deanery or archdeaconry both before and after this date. - The parish churches are dedicated to St Mary and St Nicholas.
Church History
- Religion and Churches in Feltwell
- Articles, etc.
- The Parish Churches of Feltwell
- St Mary and St Nicholas.
Description, history and pictures. - Church of St Mary
- Services, etc.
- Church of St Mary
- Description of the bells and picture of the church.
- Church of St Nicholas
- Description of the bells and picture of the church.
- Feltwell Methodist Church
- History, ministers, etc.
- Methodist Church
- Minister, services, picture, etc.
Follow the link to the home page, then search for the church.
Church Records
- Marriages
- These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's Marriage Registers.
- Parish Register Extracts
- This has been found by the Norfolk transcribers for FreeREG, in the Feltwell St Mary register of baptisms, marriages and burials 1684-1781.
Anno Domini 1747 Here was a great Mortality among the
Horned Cattle & they were Buried upon the Heath ground.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Church Records
Civil Registration
For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Feltwell was in Thetford Registration District.
Description and Travel
- Feltwell Village History
- History, publications, reminiscences, pictures, etc.
There is a lot of information here. Many links from this Genuki Norfolk page are direct links into relevant pages on the Feltwell Village History site. - Feltwell Tower Mill
- Short description.
- Feltwell Early Post Mill
- Short description.
- Feltwell Mill Drift Post Mill
- Short description.
- Feltwell Mill Drift Smock Mill
- Description and history.
- Feltwell Wilton Road Post Mill
- Description, history and picture.
- Feltwell Wilton Road Tower Mill
- Description, history and pictures.
- Feltwell Water Mill
- Short description.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Description and Travel
You can see pictures of Feltwell which are provided by:
Directories
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- 1854: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- 1864: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- 1883: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- 1883: Kelly's Directory for Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
Gazetteers
Ask for a calculation of the distance from Feltwell to another place.
Click here for a list of nearby places.
Genealogy
- Feltwellians Around the World
- People who have connections with Feltwell.
Historical Geography
Feltwell is in Grimshoe Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Grimshoe Hundred
- Description of Grimshoe Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
You can see the administrative areas in which Feltwell has been placed at times in the past. Select one to see a link to a map of that particular area.
History
- Daubeney, Andrew Robert Vaughan
- Feltwell, Norfolk: Some Odds and Ends.
[Coventry, Curtis and Beamish, 1940s] - Daubeney, Andrew Robert Vaughan
- A Feltwell Family and Other Things: the Spencer family, the borough, registers, knobstick weddings, apparitions, sermons, etc.
[King's Lynn, Geo. R. Oswell, 1949] - Daubeney, Andrew Robert Vaughan
- Feltwell: Some Further Notes and Tales.
[King's Lynn, Geo. R. Oswell and Son, 1954] - Daubeney, Andrew Robert Vaughan
- Feltwell: Some Oddments: The Moundefords; Needle's Eye; Feltwell oak; St Nicholas; Edward Clough Newcome; scribbling; Feltwell roads; octogenarians; bench ends.
[King's Lynn, Geo. R. Oswell and Son, 1956] - Orange, Alfred James
- The story of Feltwell, Norfolk.
[ISBN 0900616032, Wymondham, Geo R. Reeve, 1970]
Land and Property
- Places and Buildings in Feltwell
- Articles, lists, etc.
- Great Britain. Inclosure Commissioners
- Statement of claims (138): Feltwell.
Drawn up in pursuance of the Act of Inclosure, 1813.
[1814] - Great Britain: Statute
- Feltwell Inclosure Act, 1813.
An act for inclosing lands in the township of Feltwell, in the county of Norfolk: 3rd June 1813.
[London, George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1813]
Maps
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TL715906 (Lat/Lon: 52.486282, 0.523649), Feltwell which are provided by:
- This place shown on an OpenStreetMap map.
- Google Streetview
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- OpenStreetMap
- Bing (was Multimap)
- OldMaps (Old Ordnance Survey maps.)
- Old Maps Online (Other old maps.)
- National Library of Scotland (Best site for old 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)
- Elgin Road Works
- 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.
Military Records
- Roll of Honour
- World Wars 1 and 2.
- Feltwell War Cemetery
- Names, dates of death, ages, etc.
Names, Personal
- People and Families of Feltwell
- Articles, lists, names, etc.
Poor Houses, Poor Law etc.
- After 1834 Feltwell became part of the Thetford Union, and the workhouse was at Thetford.
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.
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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.
- 1831 Census
- "The Return of the Parish of Feltwell St. Mary and St. Nicholas mentions an Extra-Parochial spot, called Redmoor Fen, containing seven Inhabitants."
- 1851 Census
- "The Return for Feltwell Parish includes Feltwell Anchor, stated to be extra-parochial, containing 48 persons in 1851."
- 1901 Census
- "Including Feltwell Fens."
Schools
- Education and Schools of Feltwell
- Articles, etc.