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"HILGAY is a considerable village on the southern acclivity of the vale of the river Wissey, opposite Fordham, and 4 miles S. of Downham. Its parish contains 1,515 inhabitants, and 7,583A. of land, half of which is fen, but now well drained and cultivated, forming part of the great Bedford level. For improving the drainage, a Steam engine was built on the Ten Mile Bank, in 1842. . . . The CHURCH, (All Saints,) is a large and handsome edifice, approached by a long walk margined with trees. It has a nave and chancel of equal breadth and height, and a square tower, rebuilt of brick in 1794, and containing eight bells. The rectory, valued in the King's Book at £10, and now at £1,600, has about 70A. of glebe, and is in the patronage and incumbency of the Rev. W.J. Parkes, M.A. In the parish are many scattered houses, and two Wesleyan and two Primitive Methodist chapels. The old workhouse was converted into a National School, a few years ago." [William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Pat Newby]
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Hilgay is about 14 miles S. of King's Lynn.
It includes the hamlet of Ten Mile Bank.
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Not all memorials may be included, even when a transcription is marked as complete, for example when stones are not legible enough to be read or photographed.
- Church of All Saints
- Memorials in the church and churchyard, and Hilgay War Memorial
This is a link to an archived copy. - Church of All Saints
- Transcriptions and photographs of memorials.
- Church of St Mark at Ten Mile Bank
- Memorials in the churchyard.
This is a link to an archived copy.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Cemeteries
- 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 All Saints.
The church at Ten Mile Bank is dedicated to St Mark.
- Church of All Saints
- Description and pictures.
- Church of All Saints
- Services, etc.
- Church Bells
- Church Bells, as described in 1874.
- Church of St Mark at Ten Mile Bank
- Services, etc.
- Church of St Mark at Ten Mile Bank
- Description and picture.
- Methodist Church
- Minister, services, picture, etc.
Follow the link to the home page, then search for the church. - Methodist Church
- Minister, services, picture, etc.
- Primitive Methodist Church
- Description, picture and map.
- Primitive Methodist Church at Ten Mile Bank
- Description, picture and map.
- Parish Register Transcripts
- Baptisms 1813-1880 at the Church of All Saints
- Parish Register Transcripts
- Baptisms 1861-1866 at the Iron Church (in Little Ouse St John which was part of Hilgay until 1866)
- Marriages
- These are included in Boyd's Marriage Index.
They are not included in 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), Hilgay was in Downham Registration District.
- Hilgay and Ten Mile Bank Parish Council
- Councillors, meetings, minutes, etc.
- Hilgay
- Description and pictures.
- Pictures of Hilgay
- Old postcards and new photographs.
- Bullen, Mike
- Around Downham Market.
Photographs of Downham Market, Denver, Hilgay and Southery.
[ISBN 1845881115, Nonsuch Publishing, Pocket Images Series, 2005] - Ten Mile Bank
- News, events, description, history, pictures, parish council, etc.
- Hilgay Ely Road Smock Mill
- Description, history and pictures.
- Hilgay Post Mill
- Description, history and map.
- Hilgay Steam Mill
- Description, history and pictures.
- Ten Mile Bank Smock Mill
- Description and history.
- Hilgay Station Signalman's Box
- Great Eastern Railway.
- 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)
- 1883: Kelly's Directory for Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (this is a link to an archived copy)
- 1900: Kelly's Directory of Norfolk
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Hilgay to another place.
Hilgay 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 Hilgay and Ten Mile Bank
- and other parishes near Downham Market.
- Arnell, Leslie; and Arnell, Brenda
- A Brief History of Hilgay.
[Typescript in Norwich Local Studies Library, 1983] - Shaw, Christopher
- Fordham, Hilgay and Ten Mile Bank, Little Ouse, Ryston and Roxham, Southery: a brief history for local and family historians.
[Spindrift Print and Publishing, Series: Downham Market and around: Book 1, 2009]
- Beechey, Rev. St. Vincent
- The history of a lost deed: executed by Sir John Wray, 1656, whereby certain lands which have been 200 years in possession of Hilgay parish church were conveyed to the poor of Hilgay.
[London, Skeffington and Son, 1888] - Great Britain: Statute
- Hilgay Drainage Act, 1831.
An act for more effectually draining certain fen lands and wet grounds called the Great West Fen, in the parish of Hilgay: 30th March 1831.
[London, Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1831] - Great Britain: Statute
- Hilgay Great West Fen Drainage Act, 1854.
An act for more effectually draining certain fen lands and wet grounds called the Great West Fen, in the parish of Hilgay: 24th July 1854.
[London, Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1854]
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TL621984 (Lat/Lon: 52.559656, 0.390272), Hilgay 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.
- War Memorial at Hilgay
- World Wars 1 and 2.
Scroll down to the end of the transcription.
This is a link to an archived copy. - Roll of Honour at Ten Mile Bank
- World War 1.
- After 1834 Hilgay 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.
- 1861 Census
- "The decrease of population in Hilgay parish and Welney Chapelry is mainly attributed to emigration, and the introduction of machinery for agricultural purposes."
- 1891 Census
- "Including Ten Mile Bank."