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|Constable country is located on the Suffolk/Essex border and is named after John Constable the renowned artist. Another famous artist, Thomas Gainsborough, was born in Sudbury. 
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[[Image:EnglandSuffolk.jpg|left|141px|thumb|Suffolk County Map (source: Wikipedia)]]
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The county has many pargeted buildings and thatched cottages painted in shades of Suffolk pink.
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'''Suffolk'''
 
  
County town: Ipswich
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Although Suffolk is predominantly an agricultural county, it has 50 miles of coastline.
  
Other major towns: Lowestoft, Sudbury and Bury St Edmunds
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The main produce of the county are cereals, sugar beet, and the famous Suffolk Punch breed of working horse.
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'''County town:''' Ipswich
  
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'''Other major towns:''' Lowestoft, Sudbury and Bury St Edmunds
  
Constable country is located on the Suffolk/Essex border and is named after John Constable the renowned artist. Another famous artist, Thomas Gainsborough, was born in Sudbury. 
 
  
The county has many pargeted buildings and thatched cottages painted in shades of Suffolk pink.  Although Suffolk is predominantly an agricultural county, it has 50 miles of coastline. The main produce of the county are cereals, sugar beet, and the famous Suffolk Punch breed of working horse.
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'''[[Places_of_Worship:Suffolk| Suffolk Places of Worship]]'''
  
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Copy Certificate information [http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/BirthsMarriagesAndDeaths/ReplacementCertificates/ Replacement Certificates]
 
  
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'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional projects Forum]'''
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| [[Image: EnglandSuffolk.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
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==Resources==
  
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'''Primary Reference'''
  
==Register Office Contact Details==
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*[http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/LeisureAndCulture/LocalHistoryandHeritage/SuffolkRecordOffice '''County Record Office''']
  
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*[http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/LeisureAndCulture/Libraries/ County Library Service]
  
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*[http://www.suffolkfhs.org.uk Suffolk Family History Society]
  
'''Bury St Edmunds'''<br>
 
St Margarets <br>
 
New Shire Hall<br>
 
Bury St Edmunds<br>
 
Suffolk<br>
 
IP33 1RX<br>
 
Tel 01284 352373<br>
 
E-mail bse@registrars.suffolkcc.gov.uk
 
  
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'''Countywide Interest'''
  
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*[http://www.clare-uk.com/genealogy/index.shtml Suffolk FHS 1891 Census Search]
  
'''Debden District'''<br>
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*[http://www.foxearth.org.uk/Emigration2.html Emigration in the 19th Century]
The Lindos Centre<br>
 
Saddlemakers Lane<br>
 
Melton<br>
 
Woodbridge<br>
 
Suffolk<br>
 
IP12 1PP<br>
 
Tel 01394 382921 <br>
 
E-mail deben@registrars.suffolkcc.gov.uk
 
  
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*[http://www.mysuffolkfamily.com/ My Suffolk Family] Contains lots of surnames and useful links.
  
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*[http://essex1841.com/index.shtml Suffolk Genealogy Links]
  
'''Sudbury'''<br>
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*[http://www.genealogy-links.co.uk/html/suffk.html Suffolk Genealogy]
14 Cornard Road<br>
 
Sudbury<br>
 
Suffolk<br>
 
CO10 2XA<br>
 
Tel 01787 372904<br>
 
E-mail Sudbury@registrars.suffolkcc.gov.uk
 
  
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*[http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/Leisure/historyhome.htm Articles and information on Suffolk History]
  
'''Waveney District'''
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*[http://www.suffolklocalhistorycouncil.org.uk/organization.html Suffolk Local History Council - Organizations]
St Margaret's House<br>
 
Gordon Road<br>
 
Lowestoft<br>
 
Suffolk<br>
 
NR32 1JQ<br>
 
Tel 01502 405096<br>
 
E-mail waveney@registrars.suffolkcc.gov.uk
 
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engdorse/PRSU.html Suffolk Parish Registers]
  
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*[http://www.suffolk-surnames-list.co.uk/ The Suffolk Surnames List]
  
  
==Record Office Lookup Requests==
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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
  
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*[http://maurice.toucansurf.com/badley.html  Badley - History of the Parish]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.bardwellvillage.info/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/ Bardwell Village]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.bentley.suffolk.gov.uk/ Bentley Village]
  
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*[http://www.blaxhall.com/ Welcome to Blaxhall] The History and The People of Blaxhall.
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.btinternet.com/~fred.stentiford/boyton/boyton_history/boyton_history.html Boyton History] Marriage, Baptism and Burial registers for Boyton Church.
  
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*[http://www.burypastandpresent.org.uk/ Bury St Edmunds Past and Present Society]
  
==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
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*[http://www.brandon-heritage.co.uk/ Brandon Heritage Project - Town History]
  
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*[http://www.bures-online.co.uk/ Bures Online]
  
Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www3.sympatico.ca/pamela.smith2/coddenham.htm Memories of Coddenham c.1900]  
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.cosford-database.co.uk/ The Cosford Database]
  
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*[http://www.campsea-ashe.co.uk/index.html Campsea Ashe Suffolk]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.btinternet.com/~gumbleton/misc/chelmondiston.html Chelmondiston Census Index]
  
*Kirkley [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=29 Stella]
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*[http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/Villageofthemonth/Chelsworth.htm Chelsworth]
*Lowestoft [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=29 Stella]
 
  
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*[http://www.clare-uk.com/ Clare UK - The Official Website for Clare]
  
==Photo Offers==
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*[http://www.clare-uk.com/genealogy/search.html Clare Genealogy Pages]
  
Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please private message the member with your queries.
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*[http://www.debenhamfamilyhistory.org.uk/ Debenham Family History]
  
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*[http://www.elmswell-history.org.uk/sources.html Historical Information about Elmswell]
  
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*[http://www.btinternet.com/~norman.kenyon/history/frame1.html Elmswell Millenium History Group]
  
==Links==
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~stmartinsexning/ The Churchyard at St. Martin's, Exning]
  
*[http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/LeisureAndCulture/LocalHistoryandHeritage/SuffolkRecordOffice '''County Record Office''']  
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*[http://www.itgen.co.uk/ffhs/ Felixstowe Family History Society]
  
*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/suffolk.html Library Links]  
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*[http://wanborough.ukuhost.co.uk/Freston.htm Freston Local History and Genealogy pages]
  
*[http://www.genealogy-links.co.uk/html/suffk.html Genealogy Links Page]
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*[http://www.foxearth.org.uk/ The Foxearth and District Local History Society] Also contains Norfolk/Suffolk newspaper archive
  
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SFK/ Genuki: Suffolk]  
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*[http://web.ukonline.co.uk/stephen.clarke/contents.html Glemsford]
  
*[http://www.suffolkfhs.org.uk Suffolk Family History Society]  
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*[http://www.glemsford.org.uk/04lhs.html Glemsford Local History Society]
  
*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/suffolk.html Local History Directory]  
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*[http://www.great-bradley.suffolk.gov.uk/home3.html Great Bradley] Includes Census details and Gravestone Records from St Mary's Church
  
*[http://www.itgen.co.uk/ffhs/ Felixstowe Family History Society]
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*[http://www.greatwaldingfield.co.uk/index.htm Great Waldingfield]
  
*[http://www.foxearth.org.uk/ The Foxearth and District Local History Society] Also contains Norfolk/Suffolk newspaper archive
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*[http://homepages.tesco.net/~haughley/ Haughley]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountySuffolk.htm#PageTitle IGI Suffolk]
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*[http://www.haverhill-uk.com/ Haverhill-UK - The Official Website for Haverhill, Suffolk]
  
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*[http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/HeritageCircle Hinderclay, Botesdale, Redgrave and Rickinghall Heritage Circle]
  
'''Countywide Interest'''
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*[http://www.btinternet.com/~nigelsmithszoo/camra/campaigns/lost-ipswich-pubs.htm Lost Pubs of Ipswich ]
  
*[http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/Leisure/historyhome.htm Articles and information on Suffolk  History]
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*[http://www.btinternet.com/~peter.chaloner/glemham.htm Little Glemham Parish Council]
  
*[http://www.foxearth.org.uk/Emigration2.html Emigration in the 19th Century]
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*[http://www.little-saxham.suffolk.gov.uk/about/index.shtml Little Saxham]
  
*[http://www.btinternet.com/~nigelsmithszoo/camra/campaigns/lost-ipswich-pubs.htm Lost Pubs of Ipswich ]
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*[http://www.lowestoftwitches.com/ The Trial of the Lowestoft Witches, 1664]
  
*[http://www.mysuffolkfamily.com/ My Suffolk Family] Contains lots of surnames and useful links.
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*[http://www.newmarketlhs.org.uk Newmarket Local History Society]  
  
*[http://www.clare-uk.com/genealogy/index.shtml Suffolk FHS 1891 Census Search]
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*[http://www.onehouse.org.uk/index.html Onehouse]
  
*[http://essexpub.net/Suffolk%20Genealogy%20Links.htm Suffolk Genealogy Links]
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*[http://www.btinternet.com/~fred.stentiford/boyton/boyton_history/burial_registers/ramsholt_registers/ramsholt_registers.html Ramsholt Registers from 1800 - 2007]
  
*[http://www.suffolklocalhistorycouncil.org.uk/organization.html Suffolk Local History Council - Organizations]
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*[http://www.stowmarket-history.co.uk Stowmarket History and Heritage]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engdorse/PRSU.html Suffolk Parish Registers]
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*[http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/StowmarketLocalHistoryGroup/ Stowmarket Local History Group]
  
*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/suffolk/Suffolk.htm Suffolk Workhouses]
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*[http://www.stradbroke.org.uk Stradbroke Past Present & Future ]  
  
*[http://www.suffolk-surnames-list.co.uk/ The Suffolk Surnames List]
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*[http://www.suffolksaints.info/saindex.htm Welcome to the Church of England Benefice of South Elmham & Ilketshall (The Saints)]
  
*[http://www.lowestoftwitches.com/ The Trial of the Lowestoft Witches, 1664]
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*[http://www.walsham-le-willows.org/ Walsham le Willows]
  
 
*[http://www.waveney.gov.uk/Environment/Cemeteries/ Waveney Cemeteries]  
 
*[http://www.waveney.gov.uk/Environment/Cemeteries/ Waveney Cemeteries]  
  
 
*[http://www.waveney.gov.uk/cemeteries/lowestoft/lowestoft_abbott_barbor.html Waveney District Council Cemetery Links]  
 
*[http://www.waveney.gov.uk/cemeteries/lowestoft/lowestoft_abbott_barbor.html Waveney District Council Cemetery Links]  
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*[http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/WickhamMarketAreaArchiveCentre/ Wickham Market Area Archive Centre]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tiber/wickham_market_genealogy.htm Wickham Market Genealogy]
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*[http://www.woodbridgechurch.org.uk/Records/ Woodbridge Quay non-conformist Churches - Historical Records ]
  
 
*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mwi/sfkcons.txt Woodbridge Jail Transportees 1825-1840]
 
*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mwi/sfkcons.txt Woodbridge Jail Transportees 1825-1840]
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pbtyc/Den/Woolpit/Index.html Transcript of the Parish Register for Woolpit]
  
'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
 
  
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'''Maps and Photographs'''
  
*[http://maurice.toucansurf.com/badley.html  Badley - History of the Parish]
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*[http://woodbridgesuffolk.info/Suffolk/index.htm Suffolk Village and Town Photographs]
  
*[http://www.bentley.suffolk.gov.uk/ Bentley Village]
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*[http://www.senseofplacesuffolk.co.uk/search/ Old Photographs of Suffolk]  
  
*[http://www.blaxhall.com/ Welcome to Blaxhall] The History and The People of Blaxhall.
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*[http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/ Suffolk and Norfolk Churches]  
  
*[http://www.btinternet.com/~fred.stentiford/boyton/boyton_history/boyton_history.html Boyton History] Marriage, Baptism and Burial registers for Boyton Church.
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*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/suffolk/content/articles/2005/12/07/church_gallery_feature.shtml Suffolk Churches Gallery]
  
*[http://www.brandon-heritage.co.uk/ Brandon Heritage Project - Town History]
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*[http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/BarkingPC/Photographs/ Old photos of Barking, Suffolk, inc. Old School Photographs]
  
*[http://www.cosford-database.co.uk/ The Cosford Database]
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*[http://www.suffolkcam.co.uk/ Suffolk Photographs]
  
*[http://www.campsea-ashe.co.uk/index.html Campsea Ashe Suffolk]
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*[http://sudburysuffolk.co.uk/photoarchive/ Caught on Camera] The Historic Photo Archive for Sudbury
  
*[http://www.oldchelsworth.org.uk/ Old Chelsworth 1870 Survey]
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*[http://www.unseenarchive.co.uk/ Photographs of Bygone Suffolk]
  
*[http://www.clare-uk.com/ Clare UK - The Official Website for Clare]
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*[http://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/area.php?area=suffolk Gravestone Photographs]  
  
*[http://www.clare-uk.com/genealogy/search.html Clare Genealogy Pages]
 
  
*[http://www.debenhamfamilyhistory.org.uk/ Debenham Family History]
 
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~stmartinsexning/ The Churchyard at St. Martin's, Exning]
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==Register Office==
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Copy Certificate information [http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/BirthsMarriagesAndDeaths/ReplacementCertificates/ Replacement Certificates]
  
*[http://wanborough.ukuhost.co.uk/Freston.htm Freston Local History and Genealogy pages]
 
  
*[http://www.glemsford.org.uk/04lhs.html Glemsford Local History Society]
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'''Bury St Edmunds'''
  
*[http://www.great-bradley.suffolk.gov.uk/home3.html Great Bradley] Includes Census details and Gravestone Records from St Mary's Church
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St Margarets <br>
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New Shire Hall<br>
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Bury St Edmunds<br>
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Suffolk<br>
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IP33 1RX<br>
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Tel 01284 352373<br>
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E-mail bse@registrars.suffolkcc.gov.uk
  
*[http://www.greatwaldingfield.co.uk/index.htm Great Waldingfield]
 
  
*[http://www.haverhill-uk.com/ Haverhill-UK - The Official Website for Haverhill, Suffolk]
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'''Debden District'''
  
*[http://www.btinternet.com/~peter.chaloner/glemham.htm Little Glemham Parish Council]
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The Lindos Centre<br>
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Saddlemakers Lane<br>
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Melton<br>
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Woodbridge<br>
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Suffolk<br>
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IP12 1PP<br>
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Tel 01394 382921 <br>
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E-mail deben@registrars.suffolkcc.gov.uk
  
*[http://www.wood-ditton.org.uk/newmarketlhs.htm Newmarket Local History Society]
 
  
*[http://www.btinternet.com/~fred.stentiford/boyton/boyton_history/burial_registers/ramsholt_registers/ramsholt_registers.html Ramsholt Registers from 1800 - 2007]
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'''Sudbury'''
  
*[http://www.stowmarket-history.co.uk Stowmarket History and Heritage]
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14 Cornard Road<br>
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Sudbury<br>
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Suffolk<br>
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CO10 2XA<br>
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Tel 01787 372904<br>
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E-mail Sudbury@registrars.suffolkcc.gov.uk
  
*[http://www.stradbroke.org.uk Stradbroke Past Present & Future ]
 
  
*[http://www.suffolksaints.info/saindex.htm Welcome to the Church of England Benefice of South Elmham & Ilketshall (The Saints)]
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'''Waveney District'''
  
*[http://www.woodbridgechurch.org.uk/Records/ Woodbridge Quay Church Historical Records ]
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St Margaret's House<br>
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Gordon Road<br>
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Lowestoft<br>
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Suffolk<br>
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NR32 1JQ<br>
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Tel 01502 405096<br>
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E-mail waveney@registrars.suffolkcc.gov.uk
  
  
'''Maps & Photographs'''
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==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
  
*[http://woodbridgesuffolk.info/Suffolk/index.htm Suffolk Village and Town Photographs]
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Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
  
*[http://www.senseofplacesuffolk.co.uk/search/ Old Photographs of Suffolk]
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
*[http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/ Suffolk and Norfolk Churches]
 
  
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/suffolk/content/articles/2005/12/07/church_gallery_feature.shtml Suffolk Churches Gallery]
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'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
  
*[http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/BarkingPC/Photographs/ Old photos of Barking, Suffolk, inc. Old School Photographs]
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==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
  
*[http://www.suffolkcam.co.uk/ Suffolk Photographs]
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Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
  
*[http://sudburysuffolk.co.uk/photoarchive/ Caught on Camera] The Historic Photo Archive for Sudbury
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
*[http://www.unseenarchive.co.uk/ Photographs of Bygone Suffolk]
 
  
*[http://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/area.php?area=suffolk Gravestone Photographs]
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'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
  
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==Photo Offers==
  
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Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
  
  
  
 
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Latest revision as of 10:24, 16 May 2023

Constable country is located on the Suffolk/Essex border and is named after John Constable the renowned artist. Another famous artist, Thomas Gainsborough, was born in Sudbury.

The county has many pargeted buildings and thatched cottages painted in shades of Suffolk pink.

Although Suffolk is predominantly an agricultural county, it has 50 miles of coastline.

The main produce of the county are cereals, sugar beet, and the famous Suffolk Punch breed of working horse.

County town: Ipswich

Other major towns: Lowestoft, Sudbury and Bury St Edmunds


Suffolk Places of Worship


Regional projects Forum

Source: Wikipedia

Resources

Primary Reference


Countywide Interest


Specific Town and Village Interest

  • Boyton History Marriage, Baptism and Burial registers for Boyton Church.
  • Great Bradley Includes Census details and Gravestone Records from St Mary's Church


Maps and Photographs


Register Office

Copy Certificate information Replacement Certificates


Bury St Edmunds

St Margarets
New Shire Hall
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP33 1RX
Tel 01284 352373
E-mail bse@registrars.suffolkcc.gov.uk


Debden District

The Lindos Centre
Saddlemakers Lane
Melton
Woodbridge
Suffolk
IP12 1PP
Tel 01394 382921
E-mail deben@registrars.suffolkcc.gov.uk


Sudbury

14 Cornard Road
Sudbury
Suffolk
CO10 2XA
Tel 01787 372904
E-mail Sudbury@registrars.suffolkcc.gov.uk


Waveney District

St Margaret's House
Gordon Road
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR32 1JQ
Tel 01502 405096
E-mail waveney@registrars.suffolkcc.gov.uk


Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.


Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts

Cemetery Lookup Requests

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.


Cemetery Lookup Contacts

Photo Offers

Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.


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