Scoulton
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"SCOULTON parish, from 3 to 5 miles W. [sic] of Watton, has 300 inhabitants, and 2193 acres of land, owned by several proprietors, the largest of whom are the Earl of Abergavenny, lord of Oldlands manor; J. Weyland, Esq., lord of Newlands manor; and H.D. Hemsworth, Esq., lord of Scoulton Hall manor. The Church (Holy Trinity) is an ancient structure, . . . The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the King's Book at £10. 4s. 2d., and now having 60 acres of glebe, and a yearly rent of £450, awarded in 1840, in lieu of tithes. The Rev. Joseph Lane, of Attleborough, is incumbent, and J. Weyland, Esq., patron. The latter built a National School, here in 1841. Scoulton Mere, a fine sheet of water, two miles in circumference, has in its centre a small swampy island, . . . This parish is entitled to send a free scholar to the Grammar School, at Hingham. " [William White History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Paddy Apling]
Cemeteries
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.
- Mid-Norfolk Family History Society
- Memorial Inscriptions of the Church and Churchyard of the Holy Trinity, Scoulton, Norfolk, with burial registers 1783-1987.
[Mid-Norfolk Family History Society, 2000]
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Cemeteries
Census
Churches
You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Scoulton area or see them printed on a map.
Church Directories
- In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Breckles, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
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.
Church History
- Church of the Holy Trinity
- Description and pictures.
- Church of the Holy Trinity
- Services, etc.
- Primitive Methodist Church
- Description, picture and map.
Church Records
- Parish Register Transcripts
- Baptisms 1813-1880
- Burial Registers 1783-1987
- See Cemeteries above.
- 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), Scoulton was in Wayland Registration District.
Description and Travel
- Scoulton Parish Council
- Councillors, meetings, minutes, etc.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Description and Travel
You can see pictures of Scoulton which are provided by:
Directories
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- 1854: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- 1864: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- 1883: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- 1883: Kelly's Directory for Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
Gazetteers
Ask for a calculation of the distance from Scoulton to another place.
Click here for a list of nearby places.
Historical Geography
Scoulton is in Wayland Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Wayland Hundred
- Description of Wayland Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
You can see the administrative areas in which Scoulton has been placed at times in the past. Select one to see a link to a map of that particular area.
History
- Grover, Julia; and Grover, Tony
- A History of Scoulton.
[Wayland Partnership Development Trust, Capturing our Wayland Heritage, Including DVD, 2011]
Land and Property
- Great Britain: Statute
- Scoulton Inclosure Act, 1805.
An act for inclosing lands in the parish of Scoulton, in the county of Norfolk.
[1805]
Maps
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TF985008 (Lat/Lon: 52.56889, 0.92697), Scoulton 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.
- Roll of Honour
- World Wars 1 and 2.
Poor Houses, Poor Law etc.
- After 1834 Scoulton 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.