Alby with Thwaite

Alby with Twaite is a pleasant, scattered village in the district of North Norfolk. Home to

the popular tourist attraction, Alby Crafts.

Associated Hamlets - Alby Hill; Low Common; Thwaite Common

Situation - about 5 miles NE of Aylsham on the A140 Norwich to Cromer road.

Size - 5.81 square KM (2.24 square miles)

Historical Divisions - part of South Erpingham hundred

Churches

• St Ethelbert, Alby
• Thwaite All Saints - is one of 124 existing round tower churches in Norfolk

Deanery - Ingworth

Archdeaconry - Norwich

Civil Registration - Aylsham registration district (for the registration of births, deaths & marriages between 1837 - 1930 and for censuses 1851 - 1901).

Land and Property - The land was enclosed by the West Beckford and Alby Inclosure Act 1839.

Population 

Poor Houses - After 1834 Alby became part of the Aylsham Union and the workhouses were at Buxton & Oulton. In 1849 these were replaced by a new workhouse at Aylsham.