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| − | |A low-lying county in East Anglia, famous for its Broads, turkeys and big blue skies!
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| − | Norfolk was also the birthplace of one of our greatest heroes: Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson. He was born in the quiet village of Burnham Thorpe situated close to Burnham Market which has been described as the 'Chelsea on Sea' of Norfolk.
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| − | The county town of Norfolk is Norwich which has a cathedral and a Castle. Norwich Castle was once a prison and between its gateposts was the site of the scaffold, where many Norfolk felons paid the ultimate price for their crimes.
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| − | | North Norfolk beaches are spectacular. Gwyneth Paltrow was shown walking across the vast golden beach at Holkham at the end of the film Shakespeare in Love.
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| − | '''County town:''' Norwich
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| − | '''Other major towns:''' Great Yarmouth, Kings Lynn
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| − | '''[[Places_of_Worship:Norfolk| Norfolk Places of Worship]]'''
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| − | '''[http://www.familytreeforum.com/regional-projects/ Regional Projects Forum]'''
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| − | | [[Image: EnglandNorfolk.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
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| − | ==Resources==
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| − | '''Primary Reference'''
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| − | *[http://archives.norfolk.gov.uk/nroindex.htm '''Norwich Record Office''']
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| − | *[http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=113 Norfolk Library and Information Services]
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| − | *[http://www.norfolkfhs.org.uk/ Norfolk Family History Society]
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| − | '''Countywide Interest'''
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| − | *[http://www.norfolkancestors.org/ Norfolk Ancestors]
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| − | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tinstaafl Norfolk Baptism Project]
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| − | *[http://www.northnorfolk.org/community/4866.asp North Norfolk BMD certificates]
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| − | *[http://apling.freeservers.com/CensusInfo.htm Norfolk Census Information]
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| − | *[http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/mainpage.htm Norfolk Churches]
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| − | *[http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/5564/dialect.html Norfolk Dialect]
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| − | *[http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jimella/norfolk.htm A Miscellany of Genealogical Information and Links]
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| − | *[http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=3574 Norfolk Heritage Centre]
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| − | *[http://www.btinternet.com/~e.c.apling/villages.htm Norfolk History and Local Politics]
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| − | *[http://www.memorialinscriptions.org.uk/index.aspx Memorial Inscriptions]
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| − | *[http://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/ Norfolk Mills]
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| − | *[http://museums.norfolk.gov.uk/default.asp Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service]
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| − | *[http://www.noah.norfolk.gov.uk/ Norfolk Online Access to Heritage]
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| − | *[http://apling.freeservers.com/index.htm Paddy Apling's Norfolk Pages]
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| − | *[http://www.norfolkpubs.co.uk Norfolk Pubs]
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| − | *[http://www.norfolkroots24.co.uk/ Norfolk Roots]
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| − | *[http://www.norfolksources.norfolk.gov.uk/ Norfolk Sources]
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| − | *[http://uk.geocities.com/davidbooty@btinternet.com/NorfolkSurnames/Index.html Norfolk Surnames List]
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| − | *[http://www.genealogy.doun.org/transcriptions/index.php Norfolk Transcription Archive]
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| − | *[http://www.norfolkcoast.co.uk/signs/vs_index.htm Norfolk Village Signs]
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| − | *[http://www.oldnorfolk.net/ Old Norfolk]
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| − | *[http://www.webarchive.org.uk/pan/12032/20051206/virtualnorfolk.uea.ac.uk/ Virtual Norfolk]
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| − | '''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
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| − | *[http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/b/beeston/census1801.shtml Beeston 1801 Census]
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| − | *[http://freespace.virgin.net/nik.yat/bressingham.html Bressingham, Fersfield and Roydon]
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| − | *[http://sandgroper79.com/ Costessey]
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| − | *[http://www.geocities.com/cromerhistory/a2z.htm Cromer History and Genealogy]
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| − | *[http://www.feltwell.net/feltwell2/index.htm Feltwell]
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| − | *[http://www.foxearth.org.uk/ The Foxearth and District Local History Society]
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| − | *[http://www.flitcham.com/ Flitcham Village]
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| − | *[http://foulshamarchives.weebly.com/index.html Foulsham Community Archives]
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| − | *[http://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/Watermills/gimingham.html Gimingham Mill]
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| − | *[http://www.gorleston-heritage.co.uk/ Gorleston Heritage Museum]
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| − | *[http://www.the-snorings.co.uk/ Great Snoring and Little Snoring]
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| − | *[http://www.harpley.info/ Harpley]
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| − | *[http://www.hethersett.org.uk/ Hethersett Village]
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| − | *[http://www.hockwold.info/History/genealogy.htm Hockwold-cum-Wilton]
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| − | *[http://horningtoft.org.uk/churchhist.html Horningtoft Heritage Society]
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| − | *[http://horseyvillage.com/index.html Horsey Village]
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| − | *[http://www.itteringham.com/index.html Itteringham]
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| − | *[http://www.ludhamarchive.org.uk/ Ludham Community Archive]
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| − | *[http://www.punchline.freeserve.co.uk/mat/home-3.htm Mattishall Village]
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| − | *[http://www.rudham.co.uk/ Rudham and Pockthorpe]
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| − | *[http://www.runctonweb.co.uk/hist/index.html North Runcton History Pages] Includes old Maps and Baptisms 1563-1812
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| − | *[http://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/default.asp?Document=400.710.60 Norwich Prison Records]
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| − | *[http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/Features/DerekJames/Blitz/asp/Intro.aspx Norwich during the Blitz] - includes a roll of honour
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| − | *[http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~alan/family/G-Rudham.html East & West Rudham ]
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| − | *[http://www.runham.org.uk/contents.htm Runham Village]
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| − | *[http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/SouthLynnAllSaints.html War Memorial window (WW1)] at All Saints Church, South Lynn.
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| − | *[http://www.stowbardolph.co.uk/ Stow Bardolph History and Genealogy]
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| − | *[http://www3.telus.net/swanton_novers/index2.htm Swanton Novers Genealogy]
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| − | *[http://www.thorpemarket.org.uk/genealogy.htm Thorpe Market]
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| − | *[http://www.tibenham.fsnet.co.uk/index.htm Tibenham]
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| − | *[http://www.thornham.org.uk/ Thornham]
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| − | *[http://www.walsingham-memories.co.uk/ Walsingham Memories]
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| − | *[http://www.jloizou.freeserve.co.uk/StMary-Watton/index.htm St Mary's Church, Watton]
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| − | *[http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jimella/wnewton.htm#surnindx Jim Jotting's West Newton Pages]
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| − | *[http://www.whissonsett.com/ Whissonsett]
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| − | *[http://www.wicklewoodarchive.org.uk/ Wicklewood Archive] past and current archive data for Wicklewood and Crownthorpe
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| − | *[http://contueor.com/wisbech/ Wisbech and the Fenlands]
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| − | *[http://www.j2l.dsl.pipex.com/woodton/sitemap.htm Woodton]
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| − | '''Maps and Photographs'''
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| − | *[http://www.fadensmapofnorfolk.co.uk/index.asp Faden's Map of Norfolk]
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| − | *[http://www.historic-maps.norfolk.gov.uk Norfolk E-Map Explorer] Online access to digitised aerial photographs and historical maps of Norfolk.
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| − | *[http://www.historic-maps.norfolk.gov.uk/emap/EMapExplorer.asp?PID=6&MTY=2&BID=0 Tithe maps of Norfolk]
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| − | *[http://www.oldnorfolk.net/ Old Norfolk - Photographs and Maps]
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| − | *[http://www.zippix.co.uk/shop/shop-Norfolk.php Picture Index-Norfolk]
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| − | *[http://www.tournorfolk.co.uk/norfolkphotos.html Tour Norfolk] A guided tour of Norfolk in pictures.
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| − | *[http://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/area.php?area=norfolk Norfolk Gravestone Resource]
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| − | *[http://www.eng-villages.co.uk/great_walsingham.html Photos of Great Walsingham]
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| − | *[http://www.the-plunketts.freeserve.co.uk/ The Plunketts Photographs of Old Norwich]
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| − | ==Register Office==
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| − | '''Cromer'''
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| − | Council Offices<br>
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| − | North Lodge Park<br>
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| − | Cromer <br>
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| − | NR27 0AH<br>
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| − | Tel: 01263 513078<br>
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| − | E-mail: registration.cromer@norfolk.gov.uk<br>
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| − | '''Depwade District Register Office'''
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| − | Diss Register Office<br>
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| − | Council Offices<br>
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| − | Market Hill<br>
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| − | Diss<br>
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| − | Norfolk <br>
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| − | IP22 3JX<br>
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| − | E-mail: registration.diss@norfolk.gov.uk<br>
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| − | '''Downham Market Register Office'''
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| − | 15 Paradise Road<br>
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| − | Downham Market<br>
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| − | Norfolk <br>
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| − | PE38 9HS<br>
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| − | E-mail: registration.dmarket@norfolk.gov.uk<br>
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| − | '''East Dereham Register Office'''
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| − | Breckland Business Centre<br>
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| − | St Withburga Lane<br>
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| − | Dereham<br>
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| − | Norfolk<br>
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| − | NR19 1FD<br>
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| − | E-mail: registration.edereham@norfolk.gov.uk<br>
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| − | '''Fakenham District Register Office'''
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| − | Fakenham Connect<br>
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| − | Oak St<br>
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| − | Fakenham<br>
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| − | NR21 9SR<br>
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| − | E-mail: registration.fakenham@norfolk.gov.uk<br>
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| − | '''Great Yarmouth District Register Office'''
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| − | Ferryside<br>
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| − | High Rd<br>
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| − | Southtown<br>
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| − | Great Yarmouth<br>
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| − | NR31 0PH<br>
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| − | E-mail: registration.gtyarmouth@norfolk.gov.uk<br>
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| − | '''Kings Lynn'''
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| − | St Margaret's House<br>
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| − | St Margaret's Place<br>
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| − | Kings Lynn<br>
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| − | E-mail: registration.klynn@norfolk.gov.uk <br>
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| − | '''North Walsham District Register Office'''
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| − | 18 Kings Arms St<br>
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| − | North Walsham<br>
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| − | E-mail: registration.nwalsham@norfolk.gov.uk<br>
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| − | '''Norwich Register Office'''
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| − | Churchman House<br>
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| − | Norwich<br>
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| − | NR2 1NR<br>
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| − | E-mail: registration.norwich@norfolk.gov.uk<br>
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| − | '''Thetford Register Office'''
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| − | Kings House<br>
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| − | King St<br>
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| − | Thetford<br>
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| − | IP24 2AP<br>
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| − | E-mail: registration.thetford@norfolk.gov.uk <br>
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| − | ==Requests for Research and Photographs in this area==
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| − | Please read the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Research_Offers Terms and Conditions] before requesting a lookup.<br>
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| − | A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/ Research Offers forum] or on the following pages in the Wiki:<br>
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| − | *[[Research Offers: Cemetery]]
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| − | *[[Research Offers: Photograph]]
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| − | *[[Research Offers: Probate]]
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| − | *[[Research Offers: Record Office/Archive]]
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| − | If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location, please leave a message on our [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/73000-volunteers-needed-records-office-cemetery-lookups-photos.html Volunteers Needed thread].
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