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"WIMBOTSHAM, a parish and village, 1 mile N.N.E. of Downham, comprises 582 inhabitants, and 1,771 acres of land, mostly the property of Sir Thomas Hare, the lord of the manors of Wimbotsham, Ingoldesthorpe, Tonwell, and Ramsey. The CHURCH, (St. Mary,) is a high thatched fabric, with a square tower ... The rectory, valued in the King's Book at ￡5 6s. 8d., is consolidated with Stow Bardolph. In Sept. 1835, Mr. Green, the aeronaut, descended here, ... The parish was enclosed and drained, under acts passed in 1798 and 1801. The Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists have chapels here." [William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Pat Newby]
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- 1841, 1861 and 1871: Surname Lists
- 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 Fincham, 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 the Virgin Mary.
- Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Description and pictures.
- Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Services, etc.
- Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Description of the bells and picture of the church.
- Dashwood, Rev George Henry; and Boutell, Rev. Charles
- Notes on the Parish and Church of Wimbotsham.
With extracts from the parish registers.
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society, in "Norfolk Archaeology", vol.2, 1849] - Turner, J.C.
- Notes on the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Wimbotsham.
[Wimbotsham, The Church, c.1964]
- Methodist Church
- Minister, services, location, picture, etc.
- Methodist Church
- Minister, services, picture, etc.
Follow the link to the home page, then search for the church.
- Primitive Methodist Church
- Description, picture and map.
- 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), Wimbotsham was in Downham Registration District.
- Wimbotsham Parish Council
- Councillors, meetings, minutes, etc.
- Pictures of Wimbotsham
- Old postcards and new photographs.
- King's Lynn Arts Centre
- Portrait of a Village: Wimbotsham.
[ISBN 1898328005, West Norfolk Living Histories, 1993] - Wimbotsham Tower Mill
- Description, history and map.
- 1831: Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England
- 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)
- 1864: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- 1883: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- 1883: Kelly's Directory for Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (this is a link to an archived copy)
- 1908: Kelly's Directory of Norfolk
- 1933: Kelly's Directory of Norfolk
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Wimbotsham to another place.
Wimbotsham is in Clackclose Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Clackclose Hundred
- Description of Clackclose Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- Description, history, people, pictures, etc, of Wimbotsham
- and other parishes near Downham Market.
Inclosure
- Great Britain: Statute
- Downham Market, Wimbotsham and Bexwell inclosure act, 1801.
An act for dividing, allotting, and inclosing certain open field and other lands within the several parishes of Downham Market, Wimbotsham, and Bexwell, in the county of Norfolk: 21st May 1801.
[London, George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1801]
Drainage
- Great Britain: Statute
- Outwell and other parishes drainage act, 1798.
An act for draining and preserving certain lands and fen grounds lying in the parishes of Outwell, Stow Bardolph, Wimbotsham, and Downham in the county of Norfolk: 28th June 1798.
[London, George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1798] - Great Britain: Statute
- Downham Market and other parishes drainage act, 1802.
An act for draining and improving certain fen lands and low grounds, within the several parishes of Downham Market, Wimbotsham, Stow Bardolph, and Denver, in the county of Norfolk: 15th April 1802.
[London, George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1802] - Great Britain: Statute
- Fenland drainage act, 1814.
See Stoke Ferry - Great Britain: Statute
- Stoke Ferry and other parishes drainage act, 1834.
See Stoke Ferry - Great Britain: Statute
- Downham Fen drainage act, 1851, An act for amending an act passed in the forty-second year of the reign of His Majesty George the Third, for draining and improving certain fen lands and low grounds in the parishes of Downham Market, Wimbotsham, Stow Bardolph, and Denver, in the county of Norfolk: 20th May 1851.
[London, George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode, 1851]
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TF619052 (Lat/Lon: 52.620715, 0.390699), Wimbotsham 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 for Wimbotsham and Stow Bardolph
- World Wars 1 and 2.
- After 1834 Wimbotsham became part of the Downham Union, and the workhouse was at Downham Market.
- Charities
Summary published by Zachary Clark in 1811
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.
- 1841 and 1851 Censuses
- "Part of Wimbotsham Parish lying on the Tongs Drain is in Downham Subdistrict."
- 1861 Census
- "The decrease of population in the parish of Wimbotsham (part of which lying on the Tongs Drain is in Downham Sub-district) is mainly attributed to the removal of dilapidated cottages."