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"ELMHAM, (NORTH) once a city, and the seat of the Bishops of Norfolk from 673 to 1075, is now a large village and parish, pleasantly situated on the west bank of the river Wensum, 5 miles N. of East Dereham, and 18 miles N.W. by W. of Norwich. It contains 1219 inhabitants, and 4401 acres of land. The Earl of Leicester owns 479A.; Christ's College, Cambridge, about 110A.; and nearly all the rest is the property of Lord Sondes. The parish is in two manors, viz., Elmham-Nawer's, of which Lord Sondes is lord, and North Elmham, of which the Dean and Chapter of Norwich are lords. . . . The CHURCH (Virgin Mary) was built by Bishop Herbert de Losinga, but it afterwards underwent frequent repairs and alterations. It is a large, handsome pile, 157 feet by 66, with a square tower and eight bells. The interior is neat, and has many ancient carved seats, and two handsome marble monuments, in memory of Richard Warner and Richard Milles, Esqrs., the former of whom built Elmham Hall, and died in 1757. From the latter, the Elmham and other estates passed to their present owner (now Lord Sondes,) who assumed the name of Milles, being brother of the Right Hon. L.R. Watson, the late Baron Sondes, of Lees Court, Kent. . . . There is a small Baptist Chapel in the village." [William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Pat Newby]
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South Elmham is in Suffolk.
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- 1891: Surname List (this is a link to an archived copy)
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Censuses
| Chapel(Holt Rd), North Elmham, Independent |
- In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Brisley, 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 Virgin Mary.
From the 7th to the 11th centuries, North Elmham was the seat of the Bishops of Norwich.
- Church of St Mary
- Description and pictures.
- Church of St Mary
- Description, services, etc.
- The Church
- North Elmham: Church of St Mary the Virgin.
[North Elmham, The Church, 1980s] - Wade-Martins, Peter and Wade-Martins, Susanna
- St Mary's Church, North Elmham.
[North Elmham, North Elmham Parochial Church Council, 1979]
- Reeve, Ken
- Elmham Methodist Church, 1876-1976: Centenary celebrations and reunion: October 1976.
[North Elmham, The Church, 1976]
- North Elmham and South Elmham
- The Mystery of the Two Elmhams.
- The Saxon Cathedral
- Sketch of a possible reconstruction.
- Bishop's Chapel
- Description and pictures.
- Clapham, A.W.
- The Saxon Cathedral of Elmham.
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society, in "Norfolk Archaeology" vol.23, 1929] - Cranage, David Herbert Somerset
- The "Cathedra" of the Bishop of Norwich.
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society, in "Norfolk Archaeology" vol.27, 1941] - Holbeach, H.D. (editor)
- The First 1300 Years 673-1973: North Elmham.
[Brisley and Elmham Deanery, 1973] - Howlett, Richard
- The Ancient See of Elmham.
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society, in "Norfolk Archaeology" vol.18, 1914] - Rigold, Stuart Eborall
- North Elmham, Saxon Cathedral.
[ISBN 1850740100, English Heritage, Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission, 1985] - Wade-Martins, Peter and Wade-Martins, Susanna
- The Anglo-Saxon Cathedral, North Elmham.
[North Elmham, North Elmham Parochial Church Council, 1977]
- Legge, Augustus George
- The Ancient Register of North Elmham, Norfolk, 1538-1631.
[Norwich, Agas H. Goose, 1888]
[Facsimile reproduction on CD, 2008?] - Archdeacon's Transcripts or Bishop's Transcripts
- Baptisms, Marriages and Burials.
- Marriages
- These are included in Boyd's Marriage Index.
They are not included in Phillimore's Marriage Registers. - Extracts from Parish Register Transcripts
- Some surnames, vicars and churchwardens.
- Legge, Augustus George
- Ancient Churchwardens' Accounts in the Parish of North Elmham, from AD 1539 to AD 1577, with descriptive notes and a glossary.
[Norwich, Agas H. Goose, 1891]
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Church Records
For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), North Elmham was in Mitford and Launditch Registration District.
- North Elmham News
- News, parish council, etc.
- Rose, Edwin J.
- A New Guide to North Elmham.
[North Elmham, 1990s] - County School Railway Station
- Description, history, pictures, etc.
This is a link to an archived copy. - North Elmham Water Mill
- Description, history and pictures.
- North Elmham Post Mill
- Short description.
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- 1850: Hunt's Directory of East Norfolk with Part of Suffolk
- 1854: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (this is a link to an archived copy)
- 1883: Kelly's Directory for Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (this is a link to an archived copy)
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from North Elmham to another place.
North Elmham is in Launditch Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Launditch Hundred
- Description of Launditch Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- Macnair, Andrew Duncan
- Foulsham and North Elmham: the landscapes of two Norfolk parishes at the time of Parliamentary enclosure.
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Archaeology Society, in "Norfolk Archaeology", vol.44, part 2, 2003] - Great Britain. Inclosure Commissioners
- Statement of claims: North Elmham.
Drawn up in pursuance of the Act of Inclosure, 1829.
North Elmham 79 claims; Brisley and Gateley 11 claims Includes lands from the parishes of Brisley and Gateley forming part of North Elmham Great Heath.
[1829] - Great Britain: Statute
- North Elmham Inclosure Act, 1829.
An act for inclosing lands in the parish of North Elmham in the county of Norfolk: 13th April 1829.
[London, George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1829]
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TF986210 (Lat/Lon: 52.750217, 0.940616), North Elmham 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.
- Roll of Honour
- World Wars 1 and 2.
- Sondes (Lord)
- See Norfolk People and Families
- After 1834 North Elmham became part of the Mitford and Launditch Union, and the workhouse was at Gressenhall.
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.
- 1861 Census
- "The return for North Elmham in 1861 includes 89 strangers attending a fair."
- 1901 Census
- "Including Broom Green and Great Heath."
Other population figures
- Dodds, Matt and Virgoe, Norma
- The village school, North Elmham (edited by Peter Wade-Martins).
[North Elmham School and Home Association, 1978]
- Watts Naval Training School
- Description, pictures, etc.
- Gibbs, A.W.
- Watts Naval Training School, North Elmham, Norfolk.
[Norwich, Typescript in Norwich Local Studies Library, 1999] - Watts Naval Training School
- Focus on Watts Naval Training School.
[The Guild Messenger, 1973] - (no author)
- The Watts Naval Training School: What it is and what it is doing.
[Printed at the press of Dr. Barnardo's Homes, 1913] - Norfolk County School Association
- Elmham: Norfolk County School.
[Fakenham, T.J. Miller, 1890s]