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"ROYDON, on the south side of the Waveney, 1½ mile W. of Diss, has in its parish 586 souls, and 1217 acres of land, in the manor of Roydon Tufts, of which Philip Dykes, Esq. is lord, and Gissing Hall, of which the Right Hon. J.H. Frere, of Malta, is lord. The latter is owner of Roydon Hall, on an eminence above the river, and patron of the rectory, valued in the King's Book at £9, and enjoyed by the Rev. Temple Frere, who occupies the hall, and has about 40A. of glebe. The tithes were commuted in 1839 for £440. 7s. 2d. per annum. The Church (St. Remigius,) is a small antique fabric, with a round tower. The Church Land, 6A. 2R. 27P., and two cottages, are let for £22. 10s., which is applied in the service of the church. The aged poor of the parish have dividends of £905. 2s. three-and-a-half per cent. stock, left by Margaret Blowers, in 1815. In 1708, Robt. Horner bequeathed to the rector for the time being, a close of 4A., on condition that he should preach a sermon on Good Friday, and distribute 40s. yearly among poor widows." [William White History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Ann Duncan]
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The name may also be spelled Royden.
See also Roydon near King's Lynn.
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- 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 Redenhall, 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 Remigius.
- Church of St Remigius
- Description and pictures.
- Church of St Remigius
- Services, etc.
- Bestelink, William; and Cotton, Simon
- The Parish Church of Saint Remigius, Roydon, Norfolk: a short history.
[Roydon, The Church, 1994]
- Campling, Arthur
- Index of Marriages, Roydon, 1559-1754.
[Norwich Local Studies Library, Handwritten document, 1930s] - Cole, P.; and Farrow Charles W.
- The Parish Registers of Norfolk: Roydon, 1559-1837, transcribed and indexed.
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Genealogical Society, Monograph Series no.26, 1988] - Marriages
- These are included in Boyd's Marriage Index.
They are not included in Phillimore's Marriage Registers.
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), Roydon was in Guiltcross Registration District.
This district was abolished on 1st April 1902 and, from then until 1930, Roydon was in Depwade Registration District for civil registration.
- Roydon
- Description, map, church, school, events, pictures, etc.
This is a link to an archived copy. - Roydon Parish Council
- Councillors, meetings, minutes, etc.
- Roydon Shelfanger Road Post Mill
- Description, history and picture.
- Roydon Tottington Post Mill
- Description, history and map.
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- 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)
- 1900: Kelly's Directory of Norfolk
This is a link to an archived copy.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Roydon to another place.
Roydon is in Diss Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Diss Hundred
- Description of Diss Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TM100805 (Lat/Lon: 52.381887, 1.083784), Roydon 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.
- War Memorial
- World Wars 1 and 2.
This is a link to an archived copy.
- Frere
- See Norfolk People and Families
- After 1834 Roydon became part of the Guiltcross Union, and the workhouse was at Kenninghall.
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 Census
- "Emigration has taken place from Roydon since 1831."
- 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 Snow Street."