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Mason's Norwich General and Commercial Directory & Handbook

NORWICH CENSUS—1851.

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PARISHES Number of houses. Persons.

Inhabited. Uninhabited. Buildings. Males. Females. Total.

All Saints 150 6 ... 308 380 688

Andrew, St. with the Workhouse 186 9 5 538 718 1256

Augustine, St. 492 2 ... 952 1159 2111

Benedict, St. 334 5 ... 615 734 1379

Clement, St. with the Infirmary 715 11 ... 1506 1724 3230

Earlham, (Hamlet of) 24 1 ... 61 70 131

Eaton 151 4 7 352 433 785

Edmund, St. 189 3 ... 407 483 890

Etheldred, St. 88 4 ... 183 212 395

George, St., Colegate 374 15 .. 667 914 1581

George, St., Tombland 149 3 ... 314 480 794

Giles, St. 360 9 5 649 962 1611

Gregory, St. 235 5 ... 499 617 1116

Heigham, (Hamlet of) 1874 64 48 3493 4215 7738

Helen, St., (with the Great Hospital) 66 0 ... 247 278 525

Hellesdon, (Hamlet of) 82 1 ... 186 185 371

John, St., Maddermarket 153 3 ... 328 380 708

John, St. Sepulchre 416 7 ... 970 1044 2014

James, St. 347 3 ... 742 796 1538

Pockthorpe (with Cavalry Barracks) 355 1 1 1110 957 2067

Julian, St. 288 8 2 619 677 1296

Lakenham, (Hamlet of) 1079 22 7 2128 2651 4779

Lawrence, St. 216 14 ... 475 549 1024

Margaret, St. 209 5 ... 384 456 840

Martin, St., at Palace 306 6 1 633 684 1317

Martin, St., at Oak 626 12 ... 1246 1432 2678

Mary, St., at Coslany 366 2 ... 730 835 1565

Mary, St., in the Marsh (in St. Faith’s Union) 98 1 ... 167 351 518

Michael, St., at Coslany 282 8 3 631 716 1347

Michael, St., at Plea 80 7 ... 145 278 423

Michael, St., at Thorn 487 9 3 969 1126 2095

Paul, St. 652 14 ... 1249 1492 2741

Peter, St., Hungate 106 4 ... 211 266 477

Peter, St., Mancroft (with the Bethel) 568 5 ... 1313 1679 2992

Peter, St., per Mountergate 483 5 4 1035 1262 2297

Peter, St., Southgate 100 2 ... 235 258 493

Saviour, St. 339 7 5 659 798 1457

Simon, St., and Jude 78 1 ... 143 210 353

Stephen, St. (with Norfolk and Norwich Hospital) 960 29 1 1880 2481 4361

Swithin, St. 205 8 ... 345 455 800

Thorpe, (Hamlet of) 390 6 6 832 979 1811

Timberhill, St. John (with County Gaol) 214 8 ... 676 601 1284

Town Close (Liberty of) 21 0 1 30 76 106

Trowse Millgate, Carrow, and Bracondale 167 1 2 321 403 724

Total. 14,990 339 101 31,213 37,493 68,706

Population of Norwich in—

1693 28,911

1752 36,369

1786 40,061

1801 36,832

1811 37,313

1821 50,288

1831 61,364

1841 62,294

1851 68,706

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