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"MANNINGTON parish, 5 miles N.N.W. of Aylsham, has only 20 souls, and 549 acres of land, belonging to the Earl of Orford, and in two farms, called the Hall and Mere, the former occupied by Thomas Playford, and the latter by Mr. John Cook, of Thwaite. Wm. Lummer, who built the Hall, had license to make a castle of it. The Mere, a large moated mansion, is so called from the pond which is supplied by several copious springs. The CHURCH has long been a neglected ruin, and its discharged rectory, valued in the King's Book at £6. 13s. 4d., is consolidated with Itteringham." [William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Richard Johns]

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Census

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Church Directories

  • 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 Mary, but it is in ruins.
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Church History

Church of St Mary
Description and pictures of the ruins.
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Church Records

Marriages
These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's Marriage Registers.

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Civil Registration

For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Mannington was in Aylsham Registration District.

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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

Mannington 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
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Land & Property

Davison, Alan J.
The Field Archaeology of the Mannington and Wolterton Estates.
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society, in "Norfolk Archaeology", vol.42, 1997]
Nevill, Lady Dorothy
Mannington and the Walpoles, Earls of Orford.
[London, Fine Art Society, 1894]
Purdy, Robert John Woods
Mannington Hall.
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society, in "Norfolk Archaeology", vol.14, 1901]
Tomes, Sir Charles Sissmore
Mannington Hall and its owners.
[Norwich, Goose and Son, 1916]

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TG134323 (Lat/Lon: 52.845601, 1.166956), Mannington which are provided by:

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Names, Personal

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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • After 1834 Mannington 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.
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Population

These figures are from the population tables which were produced after the 10-yearly national censuses. The "Families" heading includes families and single occupiers.

Year   Inhabited
Houses
Families Population
1801 2 -- 24
1811 2 2 19
1821 2 2 16
1831 2 2 13
1841 3 -- 20
1851 2 -- 12
Year   Inhabited
Houses
Families Population
1861 2 --   6
1871 2 2 13
1881 2 2   8
1891 2 2 10
1901 2 2 23
1911 -- 4 20

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.