Wickhampton
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"WICKHAMPTON, 8 miles W. of Yarmouth, has in its parish 139 souls, and about 1620 acres of land, of which 250 are upland, and the rest marsh. The soil belongs chiefly to Mrs. Maddison, H.N. Burroughes, Esq., the Rev. W. Emmett, Mr. W. Crow, and several smaller owners. The Church (St. Andrew,) has an ancient altar tomb, with effigies of Sir Wm. Gerbrygge and his lady. The living is a rectory, valued in the King's Book at ￡4, in the patronage of J.F. Leathes, Esq., and incumbency of the Rev. Frederic Leathes, of Reedham. The glebe is 16A. 2R., and the tithes have been commuted for ￡195 per annum, besides ￡4. 17s. to the vicar of Halvergate; ￡1. 15s. 10d. to the rector of Reedham, and 2s. 6d. to the vicar of Upton. The Rev. Edward Gillett, B.A., is the curate. The Methodists have a chapel in the parish, and the common was inclosed in 1811." [William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Pat Newby]
See also Wicklewood.
Census
Churches
| St Andrew, Wickhampton, Church of England |
| Chapel, Wickhampton, Wesleyan Methodist |
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Church Directories
- In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Blofield, 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 St Andrew.
Church History
- Manning, Charles Robertson
- Wickhampton Church: St Andrew.
[Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society, In "Norfolk Archaeology", vol.7, 1872] - Wall Paintings in the Church of St Andrew:
- St. Christopher
The Three Living and The Three Dead
The Seven Works of Mercy
Civil Registration
For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Wickhampton was in Blofield Registration District.
Description and Travel
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Gazetteers
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Historical Geography
Wickhampton is in Walsham Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Walsham Hundred
- Description of Walsham Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
You can see the administrative areas in which Wickhampton has been placed at times in the past. Select one to see a link to a map of that particular area.
Land and Property
- Great Britain: Statute
- Wickhampton Inclosure Act, 1811.
An act for inclosing lands in the parish of Wickhampton, in the county of Norfolk.
[1811]
Maps
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TG426053 (Lat/Lon: 52.591369, 1.579798), Wickhampton which are provided by:
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- 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.)
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Poor Houses, Poor Law etc.
- After 1834 Wickhampton became part of the Blofield Union, and the workhouse was at Lingwood.