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"BRESSINGHAM, is a large scattered village, on the north side of the open vale of the Waveney, 2 miles W. by N. of Diss, and has in its parish 647 inhabitants, and 2287A. of land, lying mostly in the Duke of Norfolk's manors of Bressingham and Boyland, (fines arbitrary,) and partly in the rectory manor, and Buckenham Priory manor. L. Palmer, Esq., is lord of the latter. Boyland Hall, an ancient mansion, with a large farm, is the Duke's property, and was built by Sir Richard de Boyland, an itinerant judge of the time of Edward I., who formed here a subterraneous walk, or conduit, by which water was brought to his baths and moats from an overflowing well, which still remains. The Church (St. John the Baptist,) was rebuilt by Sir Roger Pilkington, in 1526, and repaired after the civil wars. It is a large structure, with a fine tower and five bells. The east window has four figures in stained glass. The rectory, valued in the King's Book at £15, is in the gift of the Duke of Norfolk, and incumbency of the Rev. G.H.C. Bidwell, A.B., who has 36A. 12P. of glebe, a handsome Rectory-House, built in 1842, and a yearly rent of £613, awarded in 1843 in lieu of tithes." [William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Ann Duncan]
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- Church of St John the Baptist
- Transcriptions of gravestones in the churchyard.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Cemeteries
- 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 John the Baptist.
- Church of St John the Baptist
- Description and pictures.
- Church of St John the Baptist
- Services, etc.
- Cotton, Simon; and Tricker, Roy
- St John the Baptist, Bressingham: a brief guide.
[Norfolk Churches Trust, 1980s]
- Methodist Church
- Minister, services, picture, etc.
Follow the link to the home page, then search for the church.
- Campling, Arthur
- Index of Marriages, Bressingham, 1559-1755.
[Norwich Local Studies Library, Handwritten document, 1930s] - 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), Bressingham was in Guiltcross Registration District.
This district was abolished on 1st April 1902 and, from then until 1930, Bressingham was in Depwade Registration District for civil registration.
- Bressingham and Fersfield
- Parish council, organisations, news, pictures, etc.
- Handy, Elizabeth
- Behind the view: portraits of a Norfolk village, Bressingham, then and now.
[ISBN 0952754908, Bressingham, 1996] - Bressingham Common Smock Mill
- Description, history and map.
- Bressingham Fen Street Smock Mill
- Description, history and picture.
- Bressingham Lopham Road Smock Mill
- Description, history and picture.
- Bloom, Alan
- Steam alive: the story of Bressingham steam museum.
[ISBN 0948251565, Picton Publishing, 1992]
- 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.
- 1878: Harrod's Directory This is a link to an archived copy.
- 1883: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- 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 Bressingham to another place.
Bressingham 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
- Great Britain: Statute
- Bressingham and Fersfield Inclosure Act, 1799.
An act for dividing, allotting, and inclosing, the Lammas meadows, fen grounds, commons, and waste lands, within the parishes of Bressingham and Fersfield, in the county of Norfolk, and for extinguishing all rights of common, sheepwalk, and shackage, in, over, and upon, all the lands and grounds within the said parishes.
[1799]
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TM083814 (Lat/Lon: 52.390844, 1.060349), Bressingham 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 (Link to an archive copy)
- World Wars 1 and 2.
This is a link to an archived copy.
- After 1834 Bressingham 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.
- 1831 Census
- "The Parish of Bressingham has experienced a decrease of Population (47 Persons), partly attributed to Families emigrating to the United States."
- 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 Bressingham Common, and Fen Street."