BIXLEY parish, 2½ miles SSW of Norwich, has 110 inhabitants, and 639 acres of land, of which 160 acres belong to the Corporation of Norwich, and nearly all the rest to the Earl of Rosebery, the lord of the manor. Bixley Hall, a handsome mansion, with three fronts, is now occupied by Wm Martin, Esq. The Church (St Wandragesilius the Abbot) is a small antique fabric, with a low tower. It was built by Wm de Dunwich, in 1272, and has several monuments to the Ward family. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the King’s Book at £5, and in 1831 at £608, with that of Framlingham Earl annexed to it, in the incumbency of the Rev John Bowman, of Norwich, and patronage of J Brereton, Esquire. William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk 1845
Bixley church was burnt down in 2004
Bixley baptisms PD 482-1 1561-1812
Bixley marriages PD 482-1 1561-1738
Bixley burials PD 482-1 1561-1812
Further registers for Bixleyare included in the FreeReg database
- Bixley is in the hundred of Henstead
- Some history for Bixley
- Lost village
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