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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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Census

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Church Directories

  • 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.
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Church History

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]
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Church Records

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.

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Civil Registration

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.

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Description & Travel

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.

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You can see pictures of Roydon which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

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
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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TM100805 (Lat/Lon: 52.381887, 1.083784), Roydon which are provided by:

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Military Records

War Memorial
World Wars 1 and 2.
This is a link to an archived copy.

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Names, Personal

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Poor Houses, Poor Law

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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.

Year  Inhabited
Houses
FamiliesPopulation
1801  59  91430
1811  67101497
1821  82137601
1831121138633
1841121--586
1851119--588
Year  Inhabited
Houses
FamiliesPopulation
1861123--607
1871133132650
1881127129612
1891155155739
1901155155667
1911--159698

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."

Other population figures