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"NARBOROUGH, or Narburgh, 10 miles E.S.E. of Lynn, and 5 miles N.W. by W. of Swaffham, is an ancient village, with several neat houses, pleasantly seated on the south-side of the river Nar, which is navigable for small craft from Lynn, and has here a water-mill and a wharf, where much business is transacted in coal, timber, corn, malt, &c., by Messrs. Marriott. The parish contains 360 inhabitants, and about 3512 acres of land, half of which is cultivated heath extending southward to that of Swaffham. The principal owner of the soil and lord of the manor is Samuel Tyssen, Esq., owner of NARBOROUGH HALL, an ancient mansion of brick and stone, formerly encompassed by a moat, and built in the reign of Henry VIII., by Judge Spelman. . . . The manor was anciently held by a family of its own name, from which it passed to the Spelmans, and from them to the Dashwoods. The CHURCH (All Saints) has a square embattled tower, and formerly had a spire, which was taken down in 1679. It is an ancient fabric, containing several monuments and fine brasses to the Spelman family. The vicarage, valued in the King's Book at £9.10s., is endowed with the rectorial tithes, and since 1799, has been held with Narford, by the Rev. Wm. Allen, M.A. The Rev. Henry Spelman Marriott is patron, and the annual value of the joint benefices was £521 in 1831." [William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Paddy Apling]

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See also Narford.

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Cemeteries

Church of All Saints
Monuments in the church.

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Census

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Church Directories

  • In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Cranwich, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
  • The parish church is dedicated to All Saints.
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Church History

Church of All Saints
Description and pictures.
Church of All Saints
Services, minister, description, picture, etc.
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Church Records

Marriages 1558-1812
See Phillimore's Marriage Registers, Volume 1.
Marriages
These are included in Boyd's Marriage Index.

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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), Narborough was in Swaffham Registration District.

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Description & Travel

Narborough History Society (this is a link to an archived copy)
Description, history, aerodrome, etc.
Narborough Museum
Local History Museum.
Narborough Local History Society; (David Turner, editor)
The Book of Narborough.
[ISBN 1841143405, Halsgrove Community History Series, 2004]
Narborough Local History Society
Narborough: A Village Portrait: 1875-1925.
[Narborough, Narborough Local History Society, 1991]
Turner, David E.
A History of Narborough: Part 1, Early settlement.
[Narborough, 1981]
Turner, David E.
A History of Narborough: Part 2, The manor and the church.
[Narborough, 1982]
Turner, David E.
A History of Narborough: Part 3, Barges to biplanes.
[Narborough, 1987]
Narborough Water Mill
Description, history and pictures.
Beaumont, Tony
Narborough Mill.
[Norwich, Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society, in "Journal of the Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society", vol.II, no.2, 1977]
Narborough Bone Mill
Description, history and pictures.
Turner, David E.
Narborough Bone Mill.
[Norwich, Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society, in "Journal of the Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society", vol.III, no.1, 1981]

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You can see pictures of Narborough which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

Narborough is in South Greenhoe hundred.

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Maps

 
and nearby places.

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You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TF746132 (Lat/Lon: 52.688142, 0.581244), Narborough which are provided by:

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Military Records

Roll of Honour
World War 1.
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

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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 19 44 268
1811 22 53 290
1821 50 61 294
1831 54 74 300
1841 61 -- 360
1851 74 -- 375
Year   Inhabited
Houses
Families Population
1861 78 -- 387
1871 86 89 431
1881 88 94 435
1891 93 93 427
1901 92 92 368
1911 -- 90 336

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.