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"METHWOLD, vulgarly called Muel, is a large village, with several neat houses, 6 miles N.N.W. of Brandon, and 4 miles S.S.E. of Stoke-Ferry. It has in its parish 1441 inhabitants, and 12,958 acres of land, a great part of which is fen and sandy heath, all enclosed, the latter under an act passed in 1807, previous to which here was an extensive warren, famous from an early period for the abundance and excellence of its rabbits, called by the poulterers, Muel rabbits, under which name those from the surrounding warrens are still sold. . . . A small FAIR for horses, cattle, &c., is held here on April 23rd, and a Hiring Session on the Tuesday before Old Michaelmas; but a market, formerly held here every Tuesday, has long been obsolete. The Church (St. George) is a large fabric, with a fine tower, containing six bells, and surmounted by an octangular spire. In the chancel are several neat mural monuments to the Partridge family. H.S. Partridge, Esq., is impropriator of the great tithes, and patron of the living, which is a discharged vicarage, valued in the King's Book at £9. 1s. 3d., and consolidated with Cranwich rectory." [William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Pat Newby]
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Methwold is about 10 miles N.W. of Thetford.
It includes the hamlet of Methwold Hithe (or Methwold Hythe).
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| Cemetery, Methwold, Cemetery |
- 1891: Surname List (this is a link to an archived copy)
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Censuses
- In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Cranwich, 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 George.
- Church of St George
- Description, history and pictures.
- Methodist Church
- Minister, services, picture, etc.
Follow the link to the home page, then search for the church.
- Marriages
- These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's Marriage Registers.
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), Methwold was in Thetford Registration District.
- Methwold
- Description, history, church, pictures, etc.
- Flogdell, Cliff
- Methwold Inns and Innkeepers, 1836 to 1970.
[Mildenhall, 2004] - Flogdell, Cliff
- Methwold Memories, 1930-1970.
[Mildenhall, 2004] - Hall, Godfrey; and Flogdell, Cliff
- Methwold in Words and Pictures.
[Mildenhall, 2004] - Whitmore, George Frederick
- Tobacco growing.
[Cambridge, printed by Foister and Jagg, 1913]
[Anthony Forbes Whitmore, 1999] - Methwold Brandon Road Tower Mill
- Description, history and map.
- Methwold Hythe Post Mill
- Description, history and map.
- Methwold Hythe Road Post Mill
- Description, history and map.
- Methwold Old Feltwell Road Tower Mill
- Description, history and picture.
- 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)
- 1883: Kelly's Directory for Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (this is a link to an archived copy)
- 1925: Kelly's Directory for Norfolk (this is a link to an archived copy)
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Methwold to another place.
Methwold is in Grimshoe Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Grimshoe Hundred
- Description of Grimshoe Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- Gedge, John Denny
- The history of a village community in the eastern counties.
[Norwich, Agas H. Goose, Transactions of the Norfolk and Norwich Archaelogical Society, 1893] - Yates, Edward Marshall
- Land and life at the Fen Edge: as depicted in the medieval muniments of Methwold, Norfolk.
[Occasional paper (no.17), King's College, University of London, 1984] - Younge, John
- The area of Methwold and its people.
[Methwold, 2001]
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TL733948 (Lat/Lon: 52.523272, 0.55232), Methwold 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.
- After 1834 Methwold became part of the Thetford Union, and the workhouse was at Thetford.
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 decrease of population in Methwold parish is attributed to emigration."
- 1901 Census
- "Including Methwold Hithe."