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Burial Sites used to compile these lists

The following summary shows burial sites surveyed.
They are arranged according to the number of persons mentioned on inscriptions. It is possible to gain a rough estimate of the number of individuals before starting a survey by noting the year in which the 1813 burial register was closed and calculating the number of years in which it was in use. If 38,000 is then divided by this figure you have a rough estimate of what to expect. At least sufficient idea to classify the survey as small (< 250), medium (250 to 900) or large (> 900)
The figure for people indexed is slightly overstated since the same person is sometimes mentioned both in the churchyard and inside the church and sometimes more than once inside the church. This figure also includes individuals mentioned on war memorials and persons mentioned on grave stones but not buried in the same parish.

If you know of any burial site south of the A47 and west of the A11 which has not been surveyed please let me know. In 2006 I have been asked to start with Stow Bedon but this has yet to be arranged.


 

PARISH Year People indexed
Hilgay 2002 1197
Downham Market War Memorial and Church side cemetery  2003 977
Denver church, churchyard and cemetery 2003 945
Fincham 2004 846
Downham Market Church, churchyard and King's Way cemetery 2004 720
Hockham 2005 620
Northwold 2003 583
Wiggenhall St Mary Magdalen church, churchyard and cemetery 2002 575
Shouldham 2004 547
Wiggenhall St German 2003 455
Shropham 2005 396 incomplete
West Walton cemetery only 2002 391
West Dereham 2006 390 incomplete
Tottenhill 2004 362
Wretton 2006 296
Stow Bedon 2006 290 incomplete
Runcton Holme 2004 285
Crimplesham 2004 276
Walsoken 2002 274
Ten Mile Bank 2002 258
North Pickenham 2005 248
Stradsett 2004 225
Wereham 2004 223
Beechamwell 2005 222
Barton Bendish St Andrew 2004 221
Larling 2006 207
Shouldham Thorpe 2004 205
South Pickenham 2005 199
Barton Bendish St Mary 2004 198
Wormegay 2004 177
Ryston with Roxham 2004 140
Shingham (redundant) 2005 93
Wiggenhall St Peter (ruin) 2003 28
Wallington (medieval ruin) 2004 0
Total     13,079
People indexed per year    
2002    2,611  
2003    2,988  
2004

   4,425

 
2005

   1,862

 

2006

1,183  

 13,079

 
 
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