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"KENNINGHALL, a small improving market town, on the eastern banks of a rivulet, 3 miles E. by S. of East Harling, and 4 miles S.W. of New Buckenham, has in its parish 1389 inhabitants, and 3524 acres of land, belonging to the Duke of Norfolk, the Earl of Albemarle, N. Cooke, the Calver family, and many smaller proprietors. . . . Kenninghall had anciently a large weekly MARKET, held every Monday, and it was revived about twelve years ago, for the sale of stock, &c., now exposed for sale (toll free) in the large yard at the Crown Inn. Here are also two annual FAIRS for cattle, on July 18th, and sheep, on Sept 30th. . . . The Church (St. Mary,) has a nave, chancel, north aisle, south porch, and a large square tower at the west end, containing eight bells, and having the crest of Norfolk upon the buttresses. The vicarage, valued in the King's Book at £5. 17s. 1d., and in 1831, at £250, is enjoyed by the Rev. Wm. Killett, B.A., with 10A. 3R. 26P. of glebe, and a small portion of the rectorial tithes, most of which are in the appropriation of the patron, the Bishop of Ely, but leased to Mrs. and Miss Pope and Charles Wright, Esq." [William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Pat Newby]
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Kenninghall is about 6 miles N.W. of Diss.
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- Guiltcross Union Workhouse was in this parish.
- 1881: Guiltcross Union Workhouse
- 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 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 St Mary.
- Church of St Mary
- Description and pictures.
- Church of St Mary
- Services, etc.
- Marriages
- These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's Marriage Registers.
- Folland, Heywood Gerard Benson
- Churchwardens' Accounts: Kenninghall parish small book.
[1960s]
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Church Records
For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1902 (and for the censuses of 1851 to 1901), Kenninghall was in Guiltcross Registration District.
This district was abolished on 1st April 1902 and, from then until 1930, Kenninghall was in Wayland Registration District for civil registration.
- Kenninghall Banham Road Post Mill
- Description and history.
- Kenninghall Banham Road Smock Mill
- Description, history and map.
- Kenninghall Banham Road Tower Mill
- Description, history and picture.
- Kenninghall Chimney Post Mill
- Description, history and picture.
- Manning, Mary
- Chimney Mill House, Kenninghall.
[Norwich, Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society, in "Journal of the Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society", vol.6, no.3, 1998] - Kenninghall Fersfield Road Tower Mill
- Description and history.
- Kenninghall Lopham Road Smock Mill
- Description, history and map.
- Kenninghall Mill Lane Post Mill
- Description, history and pictures.
- Kenninghall Mill Lane Tower Mill
- Description, history and pictures.
- Kenninghall Steam Mill
- Description.
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- 1850: Hunt's Directory of East Norfolk with Part of Suffolk
- 1854: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (this is a link to an archived copy)
- 1883: Kelly's Directory for Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (this is a link to an archived copy)
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Kenninghall to another place.
Kenninghall is in Guiltcross Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Guiltcross Hundred
- Description of Guiltcross Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- Manning, Charles Robertson
- Kenninghall.
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society, in "Norfolk Archaeology", vol.7, 1872] - Serpell, Estelle
- The story of Kenninghall: traffic, happenings and memories over the last thousand years.
[Kenninghall, 1999] - Serpell, Michael Friend
- Kenninghall history and St Mary's Church.
[Attleborough, Breckland Print, 1980s]
- Howlett, Richard
- The household accounts of Kenninghall Palace in the year 1525.
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society, in "Norfolk Archaeology", vol.15, 1904]
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TM037860 (Lat/Lon: 52.43388, 0.995632), Kenninghall 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 (Link to an archive copy)
- World Wars 1 and 2.
After 1834 Kenninghall became part of the Guiltcross Union, and the workhouse was in this parish.
- Guiltcross Union
- Parishes in the union, their arrangements for the poor before 1834, etc.
- Guiltcross Union and Workhouse
- Description from White's Directory of Norfolk, 1845.
- Guiltcross Union and Workhouse
- Description and pictures.
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.
- 1841 and 1851 Censuses
- "The Return for Kenninghall Parish includes 112 persons in 1841, and 276 in 1851, in the Guiltcross Union Workhouse."
- 1861 Census
- "GUILTCROSS. The decrease of population in most of the parishes of this District is attributed partly to the migration of labourers to towns and manufacturing districts. In some parishes it has also been consequent upon the failure of hand-loom hemp-cloth weaving."
- 1901 Census
- "Including Dam Green, Edge Green, Kenninghall Heath, and Park Common."
- 1911 Census
- "The large increase in the population of Kenninghall Civil Parish is attributed mainly to the opening, since 1901, of the Eastern Counties [text missing from photocopy]." This was probably the Eastern Counties Inebriate Reformatory, previously the Guiltcross workhouse.
- 1911 Census
- Out of the population of 1173, 285 were in a large establishment or institution. This was probably the Eastern Counties Inebriate Reformatory.