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"STODY, in a narrow dale, 3 miles S. by W. of Holt, has in its parish 187 souls, and 1278 acres of land. The Dowager Lady Suffield owns most of the soil, and is lady of the manor, and patroness of the Church (St. Mary,) which is a rectory, valued in the King's Book at £6 13s. 4d., and in 1831, at £351, with that of Hunworth annexed to it, in the incumbency of the Rev. J.W. Flavell, A.M., of Holt. The glebe is 35A., and the tithes of Stody were commuted, in 1840, for £237 per annum. The common was enclosed in 1807, when 1A. 2R. was allotted for the use of the highways. " [William White History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Pat Newby]

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Cemeteries

The Monumental Inscriptions in the Hundred of Holt (Walter Rye).
The parishes covered include Stody.
See Thornage

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Census

See also Norfolk Parish Links: Censuses

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Church Directories

  • In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Holt, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
  • The parish church is dedicated to St Mary.
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Church History

Church of St Mary
Description and pictures.
Church of St Mary
Services, etc.
Linnell, Charles Lawrence Scruton
Hunworth and Stody Churches.
[London, Home Words, 1961]
Lord, John Fairbourne
Stody St Mary, Norfolk, a guide for visitors.
[1980s]
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Church Records

Archdeacons' Transcripts
Baptisms 1713-1811, Marriages 1713-1811 and Burials 1714-1812.
[Parish Register Transcription Society, Dart Series, 2000?]
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 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Stody was in Erpingham Registration District.

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Description & Travel

Bartram, Len
Hunworth and Stody, the Millennium, a souvenir booklet.
[Melton Constable, 1999]

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You can see pictures of Stody which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

Stody is in Holt hundred.

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Land & Property

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TG054352 (Lat/Lon: 52.875347, 1.050824), Stody which are provided by:

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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
Families Population
1801 23 31 149
1811 26 30 148
1821 21 27 125
1831 32 37 161
1841 33 -- 187
1851 32 -- 189
Year   Inhabited
Houses
Families Population
1861 31 -- 160
1871 28 28 145
1881 26 28 130
1891 30 32 139
1901 31 31 144
1911 -- 32 140

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.