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"HEACHAM, 14 miles N.N.E. of Lynn, is a large and scattered village, on the sea-coast, sheltered behind by a bold acclivity, at the foot of which a small rivulet flows across the salt-marsh to the flat beach, where there is no harbour for shipping, though coal vessels and other small craft unlade their cargoes on the sands. The parish has increased its population, since 1801, from 524 to 811 souls, and contains 3,514 acres. The principal owners of the soil are Henry L'Estrange Styleman Le Strange, Esq., the Rev. S.C.E.N. Rolfe, M.A., and Miss Davy. . . . The CHURCH (St. Mary,) has a square tower, rising between the nave and chancel, and formerly had transepts. It is a handsome structure, in which a new gallery and organ have recently been erected by the vicar, who has made other improvements in the interior. Here are inscriptions to the Redmaynes and Rolfes. One of the latter family sailed with Sir Walter Raleigh, in his voyages of discovery, and married the princess Powhatani, daughter of one of the most celebrated Indian chiefs, which greatly facilitated the friendly intercourse between the natives and the English." [William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Paul Beesley]
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| St Mary, Heacham, Church of England |
- 1842
- 1891: Surname List (this is a link to an archived copy)
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Censuses
- In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Heacham, 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 the Virgin.
- Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Description, history, pictures, services, newsletter, etc..
- Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Description and pictures.
- Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Description and pictures.
- Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Services, description, picture, etc.
- Methodist Church
- Minister, services, picture, etc.
Follow the link to the home page, then search for the church.
- Parish Register Transcripts
- Baptisms 1813-1880
- Marriages 1558-1812
- See Phillimore's Marriage Registers, Volume 2.
- Marriages
- These are included in Boyd's Marriage Index.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Church Records
For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Heacham was in Docking Registration District.
- Heacham
- Description, pictures, events, organisations, businesses, parish council, etc.
- Lingwood, Lemmon
- Jarrold's Guide to Hunstanton.
The illustrated handbook to Hunstanton and neighbourhood, including Sandringham, Castle Rising, King's Lynn, Heacham, West Newton, and Snettisham.
[Norwich, Jarrold, 1900s] - Sternberg, Joan
- Don't tread on the butterflies: memoirs of a childhood in Heacham and Stiffkey, 1912-1932.
[ISBN 0948400943, Dereham, Larks Press, 2000] - Festing, Sally
- The Story of Lavender.
[ISBN 0907335055, London Borough of Sutton Libraries and Arts Services, 1984] - Head, Henry
- Norfolk lavender: a family business.
[ISBN 071171102X, Jarrold, 1999] - Norfolk Lavender Limited
- The story of Norfolk Lavender.
[Heacham, 1980s] - Heacham Post Mill
- Description, history and map.
- Heacham Water Mill
- Description, history and pictures.
- 1836: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- 1845: 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 (this is a link to an archived copy)
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
- 1836: Emigrants from Heacham and Kettlestone to Quebec
- Names, ages, etc.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Heacham to another place.
Heacham is in Smithdon Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Smithdon Hundred
- Description of Smithdon Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- Gunther, A.E.
- A Guide to Heacham, its history and architecture, etc.
[Heacham, 1963] - Gunther, A.E.
- The Age of Heacham's Older Buildings, 1726-1890.
[1993] - Lewton-Brain, C.H.
- The archaeology of Heacham and the adjoining areas.
[King's Lynn, East Midlands Printing, 1967] - Lowerison, Harry
- From paleolith to motor car. Or Heacham tales.
[A.J., 1906] - Neville-Rolfe, C.W.
- Heacham in the fifties [1850s].
[London, Clement Ingleby, in "A Supplement to Blomefield's Norfolk, 1929]
- Great Britain: Statute
- Heacham Inclosure Act, 1780.
An act for dividing, allotting, and inclosing, the lands and grounds within the parish of Heacham.
[Independently printed edition, 1780]
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TF681374 (Lat/Lon: 52.908074, 0.497558), Heacham which are provided by:
- OpenStreetMap
- Google Maps
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- Old Maps Online
- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey 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)
- 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.
- Roll of Honour
- World Wars 1 and 2.
- Bradfield
- See Norfolk People and Families
- Rolfe
- See Norfolk People and Families
- After 1834 Heacham became part of the Docking Union, and the workhouse was at Docking.
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.
- 1901 Census
- "By Local Government Board Order, No. 43,635, which came into operation on 1st April, 1902, the Civil Parish and Urban District of New Hunstanton was extended to include parts of the Civil Parishes of Heacham and Hunstanton. Neither part contained houses or population."
- 1911 Census
- Out of the population of 1764, 65 were in 2 large establishments or institutions.