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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]
  
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*[http://www.foxearth.org.uk/Emigration2.html Emigration in the 19th Century]
  
'''Debden District'''<br>
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*[http://www.mysuffolkfamily.com/ My Suffolk Family] Contains lots of surnames and useful links.
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://essex1841.com/index.shtml Suffolk Genealogy Links]
  
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*[http://www.genealogy-links.co.uk/html/suffk.html Suffolk Genealogy]
  
'''Sudbury'''<br>
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*[http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/Leisure/historyhome.htm Articles and information on Suffolk History]
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.suffolklocalhistorycouncil.org.uk/organization.html Suffolk Local History Council - Organizations]
  
'''Waveney District'''
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engdorse/PRSU.html Suffolk Parish Registers]
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.suffolk-surnames-list.co.uk/ The Suffolk Surnames List]
  
  
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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
  
==Record Office Lookup Requests==
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*[http://maurice.toucansurf.com/badley.html  Badley - History of the Parish]
  
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*[http://www.bardwellvillage.info/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/ Bardwell Village]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.bentley.suffolk.gov.uk/ Bentley Village]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.blaxhall.com/ Welcome to Blaxhall] The History and The People of Blaxhall.
  
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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.
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.burypastandpresent.org.uk/ Bury St Edmunds Past and Present Society]
  
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*[http://www.brandon-heritage.co.uk/ Brandon Heritage Project - Town History]
  
==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
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*[http://www.bures-online.co.uk/ Bures Online]
  
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*[http://www3.sympatico.ca/pamela.smith2/coddenham.htm Memories of Coddenham c.1900]
  
Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.cosford-database.co.uk/ The Cosford Database]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.campsea-ashe.co.uk/index.html Campsea Ashe Suffolk]
  
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*[http://www.btinternet.com/~gumbleton/misc/chelmondiston.html Chelmondiston Census Index]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/Villageofthemonth/Chelsworth.htm Chelsworth]
  
*Kirkley [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]
*Lowestoft [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=29 Stella]
 
  
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*[http://www.clare-uk.com/genealogy/search.html Clare Genealogy Pages]
  
==Photo Offers==
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*[http://www.debenhamfamilyhistory.org.uk/ Debenham Family History]
  
Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please private message the member with your queries.
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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]
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~stmartinsexning/ The Churchyard at St. Martin's, Exning]
  
==Links==
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*[http://www.itgen.co.uk/ffhs/ Felixstowe Family History Society]
  
*[http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/LeisureAndCulture/LocalHistoryandHeritage/SuffolkRecordOffice '''County Record Office''']  
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*[http://wanborough.ukuhost.co.uk/Freston.htm Freston Local History and Genealogy pages]
  
*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/suffolk.html Library Links]
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*[http://www.foxearth.org.uk/ The Foxearth and District Local History Society] Also contains Norfolk/Suffolk newspaper archive
  
*[http://www.genealogy-links.co.uk/html/suffk.html Genealogy Links Page]  
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*[http://web.ukonline.co.uk/stephen.clarke/contents.html Glemsford]
  
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SFK/ Genuki: Suffolk]  
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*[http://www.glemsford.org.uk/04lhs.html Glemsford Local History Society]
  
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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
  
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*[http://www.greatwaldingfield.co.uk/index.htm Great Waldingfield]
  
'''Local History Society'''
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*[http://homepages.tesco.net/~haughley/ Haughley]
  
*[http://www.suffolkfhs.org.uk Suffolk Family History Society]  
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*[http://www.haverhill-uk.com/ Haverhill-UK - The Official Website for Haverhill, Suffolk]
  
*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/suffolk.html Local History Society]  
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*[http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/HeritageCircle Hinderclay, Botesdale, Redgrave and Rickinghall Heritage Circle]
  
*[http://www.itgen.co.uk/ffhs/ Felixstowe Family History Society]
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*[http://www.btinternet.com/~nigelsmithszoo/camra/campaigns/lost-ipswich-pubs.htm Lost Pubs of Ipswich ]
  
*[http://www.suffolklocalhistorycouncil.org.uk/organization.html Suffolk Local History Council - Organizations]
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*[http://www.btinternet.com/~peter.chaloner/glemham.htm Little Glemham Parish Council]
  
*[http://www.foxearth.org.uk/ The Foxearth and District Local History Society] Also contains Norfolk/Suffolk newspaper archive
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*[http://www.little-saxham.suffolk.gov.uk/about/index.shtml Little Saxham]
  
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*[http://www.lowestoftwitches.com/ The Trial of the Lowestoft Witches, 1664]
  
'''OPC'''
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*[http://www.newmarketlhs.org.uk Newmarket Local History Society]
  
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*[http://www.onehouse.org.uk/index.html Onehouse]
  
'''Archives'''
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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://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountySuffolk.htm#PageTitle IGI Suffolk]
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*[http://www.stowmarket-history.co.uk Stowmarket History and Heritage]
  
*[http://www.waveney.gov.uk/Environment/Cemeteries/ Waveney Cemeteries]  
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*[http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/StowmarketLocalHistoryGroup/ Stowmarket Local History Group]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engdorse/PRSU.html Suffolk Parish Registers]
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*[http://www.stradbroke.org.uk Stradbroke Past Present & Future ]  
  
*[http://www.woodbridgechurch.org.uk/Records/ Woodbridge Quay Church Historical Records ]
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*[http://www.suffolksaints.info/saindex.htm Welcome to the Church of England Benefice of South Elmham & Ilketshall (The Saints)]
  
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*[http://www.walsham-le-willows.org/ Walsham le Willows]
  
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*[http://www.waveney.gov.uk/Environment/Cemeteries/ Waveney Cemeteries]
  
'''Family and Social History'''
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*[http://www.waveney.gov.uk/cemeteries/lowestoft/lowestoft_abbott_barbor.html Waveney District Council Cemetery Links]
  
*[http://www.suffolk-surnames-list.co.uk/ The Suffolk Surnames List]
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*[http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/WickhamMarketAreaArchiveCentre/ Wickham Market Area Archive Centre]
  
*[http://www.btinternet.com/~nigelsmithszoo/camra/campaigns/lost-ipswich-pubs.htm Lost Pubs of Ipswich ]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tiber/wickham_market_genealogy.htm Wickham Market Genealogy]
  
*[http://www.lowestoftwitches.com/ The Trial of the Lowestoft Witches, 1664]
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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]
  
  
'''Maps & Photographs'''  
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'''Maps and Photographs'''  
  
 
*[http://woodbridgesuffolk.info/Suffolk/index.htm Suffolk Village and Town Photographs]
 
*[http://woodbridgesuffolk.info/Suffolk/index.htm Suffolk Village and Town Photographs]
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*[http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/ Suffolk and Norfolk Churches]  
 
*[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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*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/suffolk/content/articles/2005/12/07/church_gallery_feature.shtml Suffolk Churches Gallery]
  
*[http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/BarkingPC/Photographs/ Old photos of Barking, Suffolk, including old school photographs]
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*[http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/BarkingPC/Photographs/ Old photos of Barking, Suffolk, inc. Old School Photographs]
  
*[http://www.suffolkcam.co.uk/ Suffolk photographs]
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*[http://www.suffolkcam.co.uk/ Suffolk Photographs]
  
 
*[http://sudburysuffolk.co.uk/photoarchive/ Caught on Camera] The Historic Photo Archive for Sudbury
 
*[http://sudburysuffolk.co.uk/photoarchive/ Caught on Camera] The Historic Photo Archive for Sudbury
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'''Countywide Interest'''
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==Register Office==
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Copy Certificate information [http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/BirthsMarriagesAndDeaths/ReplacementCertificates/ Replacement Certificates]
  
*[http://www.foxearth.org.uk/Emigration2.html Emigration in the 19th Century]
 
  
*[http://essexpub.net/Suffolk%20Genealogy%20Links.htm Suffolk Genealogy Links]
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'''Bury St Edmunds'''
  
*[http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/Leisure/historyhome.htm Articles and information on Suffolk's history]
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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.mysuffolkfamily.com/ My Suffolk Family family history website. Contains lots of surnames and useful links]
 
  
*[http://www.waveney.gov.uk/cemeteries/lowestoft/lowestoft_abbott_barbor.html Waveney District Council Cemetery links] Covers a wide area
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'''Debden District'''
  
*[http://www.clare-uk.com/genealogy/index.shtml Suffolk FHS 1891 Census Search]
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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
  
  
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'''Sudbury'''
  
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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
  
'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
 
 
*[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/sally.jenkinson/ashmuseum/ Ash Museum]
 
  
*[http://www.ash-vale.co.uk/local.html Ash Vale & Aldershot Site for Local and British & Canadian Military History]
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'''Waveney District'''
  
*[http://maurice.toucansurf.com/badley.html  Badley - History of the Parish]
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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
  
*[http://www.bentley.suffolk.gov.uk/ Bentley Village]
 
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engsurry/bisley/ Bisley History and Genealogy]
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==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
  
*[http://www.blaxhall.com/ Welcome to Blaxhall] The history and the people of Blaxhall.
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Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
  
*[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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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
*[http://www.brandon-heritage.co.uk/ Brandon Heritage Project - Town History]
 
  
*[http://www.cosford-database.co.uk/ The Cosford Database]
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'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
  
*[http://www.campsea-ashe.co.uk/index.html Campsea Ashe Suffolk]
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==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
  
*[http://www.oldchelsworth.org.uk/ Old Chelsworth 1870 survey]
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Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
  
*[http://www.clare-uk.com/ Clare UK - The Official Website for Clare]
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
*[http://www.clare-uk.com/genealogy/search.html Clare Genealogy Pages]
 
  
*[http://www.debenhamfamilyhistory.org.uk/ Debenham Family History]
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'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~stmartinsexning/ Exning Parish Church - some gravestone inscriptions]
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==Photo Offers==
 
 
*[http://wanborough.ukuhost.co.uk/Freston.htm Freston Local History and Genealogy pages]
 
 
 
*[http://www.hometownengland.com/surrey/history/Frimley.html Frimley History, Trivia and Facts]
 
 
 
*[http://www.ukvillages.co.uk/ukvillages.nsf/villages/England/Frimley+Green-Surrey Frimley Green Village Community Website]
 
 
 
*[http://www.francisfrith.com/archive/england/surrey/frimley+green/frimley+green.htm?partner=UK%20Villages Frimley Green - photos, maps and books from Francis Frith]
 
 
 
*[http://www.great-bradley.suffolk.gov.uk/home3.html Great Bradley] Includes Census details and Gravestone Records from St Mary's Church
 
 
 
*[http://www.greatwaldingfield.co.uk/index.htm Great Waldingfield]
 
 
 
*[http://www.haverhill-uk.com/ Haverhill-UK - The Official Website for Haverhill, Suffolk]
 
 
 
*[http://www.btinternet.com/~peter.chaloner/glemham.htm Little Glemham Parish Council]
 
 
 
*[http://www.wood-ditton.org.uk/newmarketlhs.htm Newmarket Local History Society]
 
 
 
*[http://normandyhistorians.guildford-surrey.co.uk/index.html#anchor94081 Normandy Historians]
 
 
 
*[http://www.btinternet.com/~fred.stentiford/boyton/boyton_history/burial_registers/ramsholt_registers/ramsholt_registers.html Ramsholt Registers from 1800 - 2007]
 
 
 
*[http://www.stowmarket-history.co.uk Stowmarket History and Heritage]
 
 
 
*[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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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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