Whissonsett in 2006
Whissonsett has about the same population of 450 as it had 100 years ago.
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In 1901 eighty per cent of the houses were rented properties and apart from two railway men everyone worked in the village. A few people owned horse drawn vehicles or bicycles. The rest had to walk.
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Over 100 people worked on the land.
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There were 239 children under the age of 16.
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Of the 450 parishoners, 334 were born in Whissonsett and only 27 were not born in Norfolk. How things have changed!
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Popular names included Edith, Gertrude, Maud, Ethel, Hilda, Blanche, Sidney, Albert Arthur, Herbert, Percy and Cecil.
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In 2006 Whissonsett had three arable farms, a chicken farm, a few sheep, pigs, chickens and riding horses.
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There was a Post Office Stores (now closed).
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Many of the old barns and farm buildings have been converted into homes. The school, the pubs, the chapels, the shops are all private houses.
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The council houses which replaced some of the very old cottages are now mostly privately owned.
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The butcher, the baker, the blacksmith, the harness maker and all those who over the centuries made Whissonsett village have long gone but they are not forgotten.
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Now and again, if you are very lucky and live where once they lived you may catch a glimpse or hear a sound of Whissonsett past.
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