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Glandford

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"GLANDFORD, 2½ miles N.W. of Holt, is a small parish, containing 81 souls, and about 400 acres, but the parish of Bayfield is united with it for the support of the poor, and they contain together only 102 souls, and 1035 acres. Mrs. E.J. Best is owner of Glandford and lady of the manor. The Church (St. Martin,) has been long in ruins, but its tower is nearly entire. The perpetual curacy is consolidated with Cockthorpe and Blakeney rectory, and has 11A. 1R. of glebe. The tithes were commuted, in 1839, for £94. 9s. 5d. per annum." [William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Pat Newby]

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The name may also be spelled Glanford.
It is also known as Glandford with Bayfield and as Glandford cum Bayfield.
See also Bayfield.

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Cemeteries

The Monumental Inscriptions in the Hundred of Holt (Walter Rye).
The parishes covered include Glandford.
See Thornage

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 Holt, 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 Martin.
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Church History

Church of St Martin
Description, history, incumbents, pictures, etc.
Church of St Martin
Description and pictures.
Church of St Martin
Services, etc.
Church of St Martin
Description and pictures.
Linnell, Charles Lawrence Scruton
St Martin's Church, Glandford.
With list of rectors.
[Cromer, Cheverton and Son, 1989?]
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Church Records

Archdeacons' Transcripts
Baptisms 1687-1811, Marriages 1687-1735 and Burials 1697-1805.
[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

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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), Glandford was in Erpingham Registration District.

See also Norfolk Parish Links: Civil Registration

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Description & Travel

Glandford Shell Museum
Description and pictures.
Glandford Water Mill
Description, history and pictures.

See also Norfolk Parish Links: Description and Travel

You can see pictures of Glandford which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

Glandford is in Holt Hundred.

Parish outline and location.
See Parish Map for Holt Hundred
Description of Holt Hundred
1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
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History

Mellor, Derick
The Glaven Valley: Historical Jottings.
[Cromer, Cheverton and Son, 1989]
Mellor, Derick
The Glaven Valley: Further Historical Jottings.
(Compiled by Marjorie Missen).
[Blakeney?, 1994]
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Land & Property

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TG043415 (Lat/Lon: 52.932137, 1.038124), Glandford 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.

For some years the figures are combined for Glandford with Bayfield, while in other years they are given separately. Below, (B) means Bayfield only, and (G) means Glandford only.

Year   Inhabited
Houses
Families Population
1801   2   2   17   (B)
  14 14   71   (G)
1811 14 14   68
1821 18 19   93
1831 11 21 102
1841   3 --   21   (B)
  17 --   81   (G)
1851   3 --   18   (B)
  18 --   94   (G)
Year   Inhabited
Houses
Families Population
1861   4 --   30   (B)
  17 --   74   (G)
1871 24 24 107
1881 23 24 106
1891 23 24 100
1901 27 27 128
1911 -- 27 133

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.