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"BEXWELL parish, 1½ mile E. of Downham, has only 70 inhabitants, three houses, six cottages, and 1,104 acres of land, belonging to Sir Thos. Hare, Bart., E.R. Pratt, Esq., and Mrs. Doyle. The CHURCH (St. Mary) is a small edifice, chiefly of car-stone, with a tower half round and half triangular, and one bell. The discharged rectory, valued in the King's Book at £7 11s. 8d., and in 1831 at £380, is in the gift of the Bishop of Ely, and incumbency of the Rev. E.J. Howman. The glebe is about 40A., and the Poor's Land 6A. The principal residents are the Rev. Edward John Howman, Rectory; and Alfred and Chas. Muskett, farmers." [William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Pat Newby]
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Bexwell is about 11 miles S. of King's Lynn.
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- Church of St Mary (this is a link to an archived copy)
- Monumental inscriptions.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Cemeteries
| St Mary, Bexwell, Church of England |
- 1841: Surname List
- 1841 and 1851 (this is a link to an archived copy)
- 1891: Surname List (this is a link to an archived copy)
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Censuses
| St Mary, Bexwell, Church of England |
- 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 St Mary the Virgin.
- No author
- Guide to the parish churches of St Edmund, Downham Market and St Mary the Virgin, Bexwell.
[Church Publishers, 1968] - Church of St Mary (this is a link to an archived copy)
- Description, history and pictures.
- Church of St Mary
- Description and pictures.
- Church of St Mary
- Services, etc.
- Church of St Mary
- Pictures of the church.
- Farrow, C.W.; and Palgrave-Moore, Patrick
- Bexwell Parish Registers 1558-1837; transcribed and indexed.
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Genealogical Society, Parish Registers of Norfolk, monograph series no.17, 1987] - Parish Register Transcripts
- Baptisms 1813-1880
- Archdeacons' Transcripts or Bishop's Transcripts
- Marriages (this is a link to an archived copy).
- 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), Bexwell was in Downham Registration District.
- 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)
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Bexwell to another place.
Bexwell 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
- Shaw, Christopher
- Denver, Downham Market and Bexwell, Welney, West Dereham: a brief history for local and family historians.
[Printed by Spindrift Print and Publishing, Series: Downham Market and around Book 2, 2009]
- Inclosure
- See Wimbotsham
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TF632036 (Lat/Lon: 52.605706, 0.408468), Bexwell 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 Denver, Fordham, Ryston, Roxham and Bexwell
- World Wars 1 and 2.
- After 1834 Bexwell became part of the Downham Union, and the workhouse was at Downham Market.
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.