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"CORPUSTY is a village and parish, on the south side of the Bure, 5½ miles N.W. by W. of Aylsham, and 6 miles S.S.E. of Holt, containing 449 souls, and 1018A. 2R. 21P. of land, including 49A. of common. The soil belongs chiefly to Jeremiah Ives and W.E.L. Bulwer, Esqrs., the latter of whom is lord of the manor of Hinton [sic] and Heydon, which extends into this parish; and the former is patron of the vicarage, valued in the King's Book at £4. 12s. 8d., and augmented from 1746 to 1810, with £1000 of Queen Anne's Bounty, though valued in 1831, at only £62. The Rev. Saml. Ashby is the incumbent. The Church (St. Peter,) is a single pile, with a tower and one bell." [William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Richard Johns]
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- 1851
- 1881
- 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 Ingworth, 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 St Peter.
- Church of St Peter
- Description and pictures.
- Holman, Peter
- Six high and lonely churches.
St Giles, Bradfield; St Peter, Corpusty; St Peter, North Barningham; All Saints, Skeyton; All Saints, Thwaite; St Andrew, Wickmere.
[ISBN 0952156474, Aylsham, Aylsham Local History Society, 1997]
- Parish Register Transcripts
- Baptisms 1813-1880
- Parish Register Transcripts
- Baptisms and Burials.
- Archdeacons' Transcripts or Bishop's Transcripts
- Baptisms, Marriages and Burials.
- Archdeacons' Transcripts
- Baptisms.
- Archdeacons' Transcripts
- Baptisms 1730-1812, Marriages 1730-1812 and Burials 1730-1812.
[Parish Register Transcription Society, Dart Series, 2000?] - 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), Corpusty was in Aylsham Registration District.
- Davies, Lily May
- Memories of my Childhood in Corpusty.
[1995] - Wilson, Janet
- The Heritage of Corpusty and Saxthorpe.
[North Walsham, Rounce and Wortley, 1990] - Wilson, Janet; and Brewster, Anne
- Saxthorpe and Corpusty: twin villages and their churches on the River Bure.
[Norwich, Gallpen Press, 1988] - Corpusty Post Mill
- Description, history and map.
- Corpusty Black Post Mill
- Description, history and map.
- Corpusty White Post Mill
- Description, history and picture.
- Corpusty Water Mill
- Description, history and pictures.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Corpusty to another place.
Corpusty is in South Erpingham Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for South Erpingham Hundred
- Description of South Erpingham Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TG112302 (Lat/Lon: 52.827454, 1.13408), Corpusty 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 Corpusty became part of the Aylsham Union, and the workhouses were at Buxton and Oulton. These were replaced by a new workhouse at Aylsham in 1849.
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 the parishes of Themelthorpe, Wood-Dalling, Reepham, Cawston, and Corpusty is mainly attributed to the migration of labourers to other parts."
- Wilson, Janet; and Houston, Winifred
- Corpusty Village School.
[Corpusty and Saxthorpe Women's Institute, no date]