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"LUDHAM, a large and well-built village, 13 miles N.E. by E. of Norwich, and N.W. of Yarmouth, gives name to a Police Division, and has in its parish 924 inhabitants, and 2977 acres of land, bounded on three sides by the Bure, the Thurne, and the stream which flows from the Broads, near Catfield. It is in two manors, called Walton Hall and Ludham Bacon, . . . The Church (St. Catherine) is a large and beautiful Gothic structure, with three aisles, a chancel, a tower, and five bells. . . . The screen was formerly richly gilt, and had the figures of the twelve Apostles painted in the lower compartments. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the King's Book at £5.6s.8d., and in 1831 at £303. It is now enjoyed by the Rev. W.A. Bathurst, M.A., with 31A.1R.1P. of glebe. . . . The Wesleyans and Baptists have each a chapel here. In Elizabeth's reign, Bishop Redmor procured a fair and market for Ludham, and the former is still held as a pleasure mart, on the Thursday and Friday after Trinity Sunday." [William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Peter Green]
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Not all memorials may be included, even when a transcription is marked as complete, for example when stones are not legible enough to be read or photographed.
- The Monumental Inscriptions in the Hundred of Happing (Walter Rye).
- The parishes covered include Ludham.
See Brumstead - Cemetery of the Church of St Catherine
- Names on gravestones.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Cemeteries
- 1871
- 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 Waxham, 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 Catherine.
- Church of St Catherine
- Description, history and pictures.
- Church of St Catherine
- Description and pictures.
- Ludham Community Archive
- St Catherine's Church: photographic collection.
[Ludham Community Archive, CD]
- Cooke, William Henry
- The Abbey of St Benet at Holm, and Ludham legends.
[Stalham, 1912]
[St Benet's Abbey was in the parish of Horning]
- Methodist Church
- Minister, services, picture, etc.
Follow the link to the home page, then search for the church.
- Marriages
- These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's Marriage Registers.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Church Records
For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1869 (and for the censuses in 1851 and 1861), Ludham was in Tunstead and Happing Registration District.
This district was renamed on 1st January 1870 and, from then until 1930, Ludham was in Smallburgh Registration District for civil registration and for the censuses of 1871 to 1901.
- Ludham Community Archive
- Description, history, map, pictures, church, airfield, war memorial, booklets, CDs, etc.
- Ludham
- Pictures, map, etc.
- Ludham History
- History and map.
This is a link to an archived copy. - Ludham Community Archive
- History of Ludham - in photographs, documents, recorded memories and video clips.
[Ludham Community Archive, CD] - Ludham Community Archive
- Village Chatter 1 - memories of the people of Ludham.
[Ludham Community Archive, CD] - Ludham Community Archive
- Discover Ludham - a walking tour around the village.
[Ludham Community Archive, Booklet] - Ludham High Tower Mill
- Description, history and pictures.
- Ludham How Hill Tower Mill
- Description, history and pictures.
- Ludham Lovers Lane Post Mill
- Description, history and map.
- Ludham Malthouse Lane Post Mill
- Description and map.
- Ludham Yarmouth Road Post Mill
- Description and history.
- Ludham Bridge North Drainage Mill
- Description and picture.
- Ludham Bridge South Drainage Mill (Beaumont's)
- Description and picture.
- Ludham Cold Harbour Mill
- Description, history and pictures.
- Ludham St Benet's Level Drainage Mill
- Description, history and pictures.
- 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: 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
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Ludham to another place.
Ludham is in Happing Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Happing Hundred
- Description of Happing Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society
- A Survey of Ludham.
[Norwich, Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society, in "Journal of the Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society", vol.III. no.1, 1981] - Snelling, Joan M.
- Ludham, A Norfolk Village, 1800-1900.
[ISBN 0953529304, 1999]
- Carson, Gladys M.
- Norwich Bishopric Estates: Manors of Ludham Bacon and Walton Hall. Extracts from the Manorial Court Rolls.
[Typescript in Norwich Local Studies Library, 1987] - Snelling, Joan M.
- Ludham Hall, Norfolk.
[Typescript in Norwich Local Studies Library, 1995] - How Hill Trust
- Norfolk Broads Study Centre: description, pictures, etc.
- How Hill Estate
- Description, pictures, etc.
- Holmes, David
- The How Hill Story.
[Ludham, How Hill Trust, 1980s]
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TG389185 (Lat/Lon: 52.710975, 1.534822), Ludham 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.
- In 1785 Ludham became part of the Tunstead and Happing Incorporation, and the workhouse was at Smallburgh.
- In 1869 the incorporation became the Smallburgh Union.