Hockham
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"HOCKHAM is a pleasant village, 5 miles N.W. by N. of East Harling. Its parish contains 664 inhabitants, and about 3196 acres of land, mostly the property of Henry Samuel Partridge, Esq., who resides at the Hall, a large brick edifice. It gives name to a large Police Division, and was formerly in two parishes, called Great and Little Hockham; but the church of the latter was demolished after the reign of Richard II., though its foundations may still be traced. Henry III. granted to Great Hockham, a charter for a market every Friday, and a fair on Easter Monday; but the former has long been obsolete, and the latter is merely a pleasure mart. The CHURCH (Trinity) stands in the park, and has a nave, chancel, and aisles, but no tower. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the King's Book at £8. 17s. 11d., and in 1831, at £220. The Rev. John Spurgin, B.A., is patron and incumbent." [William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Pamela Littlefair]
Hockham is about 7 miles N.E. of Thetford.
It is also known as Great Hockham.
Little Hockham was formerly a separate parish and is now a hamlet, about 1 mile south.
See also Hockering, Hockwold cum Wilton and Holkham.
Census
Churches
| Holy Trinity, Great Hockham, Church of England |
| St Mary, Little Hockham, Church of England |
| Barn at Puddledock, Great Hockham, Primitive Methodist |
| Chapel [Great Hockham Methodist Church], Great Hockham, Primitive Methodist |
| House, Great Hockham, Independent Methodist |
| -, Great Hockham, Mormon |
You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Hockham area or see them printed on a map.
Church Directories
- In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Rockland, 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 the Holy Trinity.
The parish church of Little Hockham was dedicated to St Mary, but there is now no trace of it.
Church History
- Church of the Holy Trinity
- Description and pictures.
- Church of the Holy Trinity
- Services, etc.
- Simmons, R.W.H.
- Holy Trinity Church, Great Hockham.
[Great Hockham, The Church, 1980s]
Church Records
- Marriages
- These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's Marriage Registers.
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), Hockham was in Wayland Registration District.
Description and Travel
- Great Hockham
- Description, history, pictures, maps, people, organisations, businesses, etc.
- Great Hockham Post Mill
- Description.
- Great Hockham Smock Mill
- Description and history.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Description and Travel
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Gazetteers
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Historical Geography
Hockham is in Shropham Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Shropham Hundred
- Description of Shropham Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
You can see the administrative areas in which Hockham has been placed at times in the past. Select one to see a link to a map of that particular area.
History
- Davison, Alan J.
- Great Hockham - a village which has moved?
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society, in "Norfolk Archaeology", vol.41, 1991] - Davison, Alan J.
- Little Hockham
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society, in "Norfolk Archaeology", vol.40, 1987]
Land and Property
- Kelly, Geoffrey Ian
- Brick Kiln Farm, Great Hockham: a history.
[2001] - Great Hockham Fuel and Furze Trustees
- Great Hockham, Norfolk: fuel and furze allotment.
[1990s]
Maps
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TL953924 (Lat/Lon: 52.494827, 0.876078), Hockham 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.
Poor Houses, Poor Law etc.
- After 1834 Hockham became part of the Wayland Union, and the workhouse was at Rockland All Saints.
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.
- 1901 Census
- "Including Little Hockham."