Difference between revisions of "Norfolk"

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A low-lying county in East Anglia, famous for its Broads, turkeys and big blue skies!

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.

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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+|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.
-==Local Register Office Contact Details==
+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.
-Copies of certificates can be ordered through the following Norfolk register offices:
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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.
-=====Cromer=====
+'''County town:''' Norwich
+'''Other major towns:''' Great Yarmouth, Kings Lynn
+'''[[Places_of_Worship:Norfolk| Norfolk Places of Worship]]'''
+'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional Projects Forum]'''
+| [[Image: EnglandNorfolk.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
+|}
+==Resources==
+'''Primary Reference'''
+*[http://archives.norfolk.gov.uk/nroindex.htm '''Norwich Record Office''']
+*[http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=113 Norfolk Library and Information Services]
+*[http://www.norfolkfhs.org.uk/ Norfolk Family History Society]
+'''Countywide Interest'''
+*[http://www.norfolkancestors.org/ Norfolk Ancestors]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tinstaafl Norfolk Baptism Project]
+*[http://www.northnorfolk.org/community/4866.asp North Norfolk BMD certificates]
+*[http://apling.freeservers.com/CensusInfo.htm Norfolk Census Information]
+*[http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/mainpage.htm Norfolk Churches]
+*[http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/5564/dialect.html Norfolk Dialect]
+*[http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jimella/norfolk.htm A Miscellany of Genealogical Information and Links]
+*[http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=3574 Norfolk Heritage Centre]
+*[http://www.btinternet.com/~e.c.apling/villages.htm Norfolk History and Local Politics]
+*[http://www.memorialinscriptions.org.uk/index.aspx Memorial Inscriptions]
+*[http://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/ Norfolk Mills]
+*[http://museums.norfolk.gov.uk/default.asp Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service]
+*[http://www.noah.norfolk.gov.uk/ Norfolk Online Access to Heritage]
+*[http://apling.freeservers.com/index.htm Paddy Apling's Norfolk Pages]
+*[http://www.norfolkpubs.co.uk Norfolk Pubs]
+*[http://www.norfolkroots24.co.uk/ Norfolk Roots]
+*[http://www.norfolksources.norfolk.gov.uk/ Norfolk Sources]
+*[http://uk.geocities.com/davidbooty@btinternet.com/NorfolkSurnames/Index.html  Norfolk Surnames List]
+*[http://www.genealogy.doun.org/transcriptions/index.php Norfolk Transcription Archive]
+*[http://www.norfolkcoast.co.uk/signs/vs_index.htm Norfolk Village Signs]
+*[http://www.oldnorfolk.net/ Old Norfolk]
+*[http://www.webarchive.org.uk/pan/12032/20051206/virtualnorfolk.uea.ac.uk/ Virtual Norfolk]
+'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
+*[http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/b/beeston/census1801.shtml Beeston 1801 Census]
+*[http://freespace.virgin.net/nik.yat/bressingham.html Bressingham, Fersfield and Roydon]
+*[http://sandgroper79.com/ Costessey]
+*[http://www.geocities.com/cromerhistory/a2z.htm Cromer History and Genealogy]
+*[http://www.feltwell.net/feltwell2/index.htm Feltwell]
+*[http://www.foxearth.org.uk/ The Foxearth and District Local History Society]
+*[http://www.flitcham.com/ Flitcham Village]
+*[http://foulshamarchives.weebly.com/index.html Foulsham Community Archives]
+*[http://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/Watermills/gimingham.html Gimingham Mill]
+*[http://www.gorleston-heritage.co.uk/ Gorleston Heritage Museum]
+*[http://www.the-snorings.co.uk/ Great Snoring and Little Snoring]
+*[http://www.harpley.info/ Harpley]
+*[http://www.hethersett.org.uk/ Hethersett Village]
+*[http://www.hockwold.info/History/genealogy.htm Hockwold-cum-Wilton]
+*[http://horningtoft.org.uk/churchhist.html Horningtoft Heritage Society]
+*[http://horseyvillage.com/index.html Horsey Village]
+*[http://www.itteringham.com/index.html Itteringham]
+*[http://www.ludhamarchive.org.uk/ Ludham Community Archive]
+*[http://www.punchline.freeserve.co.uk/mat/home-3.htm Mattishall Village]
+*[http://www.rudham.co.uk/ Rudham and Pockthorpe]
+*[http://www.runctonweb.co.uk/hist/index.html North Runcton History Pages] Includes old Maps and Baptisms 1563-1812
+*[http://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/default.asp?Document=400.710.60 Norwich Prison Records]
+*[http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/Features/DerekJames/Blitz/asp/Intro.aspx Norwich during the Blitz] - includes a roll of honour
+*[http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~alan/family/G-Rudham.html East & West Rudham ]
+*[http://www.runham.org.uk/contents.htm Runham Village]
+*[http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/SouthLynnAllSaints.html War Memorial window (WW1)] at All Saints Church, South Lynn.
+*[http://www.stowbardolph.co.uk/ Stow Bardolph History and Genealogy]
+*[http://www3.telus.net/swanton_novers/index2.htm Swanton Novers Genealogy]
+*[http://www.thorpemarket.org.uk/genealogy.htm Thorpe Market]
+*[http://www.tibenham.fsnet.co.uk/index.htm Tibenham]
+*[http://www.thornham.org.uk/ Thornham]
+*[http://www.walsingham-memories.co.uk/ Walsingham Memories]
+*[http://www.jloizou.freeserve.co.uk/StMary-Watton/index.htm St Mary's Church, Watton]
+*[http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jimella/wnewton.htm#surnindx Jim Jotting's West Newton Pages]
+*[http://www.whissonsett.com/ Whissonsett]
+*[http://www.wicklewoodarchive.org.uk/ Wicklewood Archive] past and current archive data for Wicklewood and Crownthorpe
+*[http://contueor.com/wisbech/ Wisbech and the Fenlands]
+*[http://www.j2l.dsl.pipex.com/woodton/sitemap.htm Woodton]
+'''Maps and Photographs'''
+*[http://www.fadensmapofnorfolk.co.uk/index.asp Faden's Map of Norfolk]
+*[http://www.historic-maps.norfolk.gov.uk Norfolk E-Map Explorer]  Online access to digitised aerial photographs and historical maps of Norfolk.
+*[http://www.historic-maps.norfolk.gov.uk/emap/EMapExplorer.asp?PID=6&MTY=2&BID=0 Tithe maps of Norfolk]
+*[http://www.oldnorfolk.net/ Old Norfolk - Photographs and Maps]
+*[http://www.zippix.co.uk/shop/shop-Norfolk.php Picture Index-Norfolk]
+*[http://www.tournorfolk.co.uk/norfolkphotos.html Tour Norfolk] A guided tour of Norfolk in pictures.
+*[http://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/area.php?area=norfolk Norfolk Gravestone Resource]
+*[http://www.eng-villages.co.uk/great_walsingham.html Photos of Great Walsingham]
+*[http://www.the-plunketts.freeserve.co.uk/ The Plunketts Photographs of Old Norwich]
+==Register Office==
+'''Cromer'''
 Council Offices<br>
 North Lodge Park<br>
 Cromer <br>
-NR27 0AH
+NR27 0AH<br>
-Tel 01263 513078<br>
+Tel: 01263 513078<br>
-E-mail registration.cromer@norfolk.gov.uk
+E-mail: registration.cromer@norfolk.gov.uk<br>
-=====Depwade District Register Office=====
+'''Depwade District Register Office'''
-Diss Register Office<br
+Diss Register Office<br>
 Council Offices<br>
 Market Hill<br>
 Diss<br>
 Norfolk <br>
-IP22 3JX
+IP22 3JX<br>
-E-mail registration.diss@norfolk.gov.uk
+E-mail: registration.diss@norfolk.gov.uk<br>
-=====Downham Market Register Office=====
+'''Downham Market Register Office'''
 Paradise Road<br>
 Downham Market<br>
 Norfolk <br>
-PE38 9HS
+PE38 9HS<br>
-E-mail registration.dmarket@norfolk.gov.uk
+E-mail: registration.dmarket@norfolk.gov.uk<br>
-=====East Dereham Register Office=====
+'''East Dereham Register Office'''
 Breckland Business Centre<br>
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 Dereham<br>
 Norfolk<br>
-NR19 1FD
+NR19 1FD<br>
-E-mail registration.edereham@norfolk.gov.uk
+E-mail: registration.edereham@norfolk.gov.uk<br>
-=====Fakenham District Register Office=====
+'''Fakenham District Register Office'''
 Fakenham Connect<br>
 Oak St<br>
 Fakenham<br>
-NR21 9SR
+NR21 9SR<br>
-E-mail registration.fakenham@norfolk.gov.uk
+E-mail: registration.fakenham@norfolk.gov.uk<br>
-=====Great Yarmouth District Register Office=====
+'''Great Yarmouth District Register Office'''
 Ferryside<br>
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 Southtown<br>
 Great Yarmouth<br>
-NR31 0PH
+NR31 0PH<br>
-E-mail registration.gtyarmouth@norfolk.gov.uk
+E-mail: registration.gtyarmouth@norfolk.gov.uk<br>
-=====Kings Lynn=====
+'''Kings Lynn'''
 St Margaret's House<br>
 St Margaret's Place<br>
 Kings Lynn<br>
-PE30 5DW
+PE30 5DW<br>
-E-mail registration.klynn@norfolk.gov.uk
+E-mail: registration.klynn@norfolk.gov.uk <br>
-=====North Walsham District Register Office=====
+'''North Walsham District Register Office'''
 Kings Arms St<br>
 North Walsham<br>
-NR28 9JX
+NR28 9JX<br>
-E-mail registration.nwalsham@norfolk.gov.uk
+E-mail: registration.nwalsham@norfolk.gov.uk<br>
-====='''Norwich Register Office'''=====
+'''Norwich Register Office'''
 Churchman House<br>
 Bethel St<br>
 Norwich<br>
-NR2 1NR
+NR2 1NR<br>
-E-mail registration.norwich@norfolk.gov.uk
+E-mail: registration.norwich@norfolk.gov.uk<br>
-=====Thetford Register Office=====
+'''Thetford Register Office'''
 Kings House<br>
 King St<br>
 Thetford<br>
-IP24 2AP
+IP24 2AP<br>
-E-mail registration.thetford@norfolk.gov.uk
+E-mail: registration.thetford@norfolk.gov.uk <br>
+==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
-==Record Office and Cemetery Lookup Contacts==
 Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-==Links==
+'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
-*[http://archives.norfolk.gov.uk/nroindex.htm Norwich Record Office]
-*[http://www.norfolkfhs.org.uk/ Norfolk Family History Society]
+==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tinstaafl Norfolk Baptism Project] Ongoing, not many parishes transcribed yet but you may strike gold. <br>
+Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-*[http://museums.norfolk.gov.uk/default.asp Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service]
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-*[http://www.oldnorfolk.net/ Old Norfolk]
-*[http://www.norfolkpubs.co.uk Norfolk Pubs] - useful site with lists of licencees and photos. A comprehensive listing of all Norfolk Public Houses - Past & Present.<br>
+'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
-*[http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/5564/dialect.html Norfolk Dialect] An opportunity to hear a genuine Norfolk accent.<br>
+*Great Ellingham [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=84 Heather Positive Thinker]
+*Heathersett [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=84 Heather Positive Thinker]
+*Hingham [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=84 Heather Positive Thinker]
+*Ketteringham [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=84 Heather Positive Thinker]
+*Norwich areas by request [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=520 angnorfolkgal]
+*Sprowston [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=520 angnorfolkgal]
+*Wymondham Abbey [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=84 Heather Positive Thinker]
+*Wymondham Cemetery [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=84 Heather Positive Thinker]
+*Wymondham Methodists [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=84 Heather Positive Thinker]
-*[http://www.genealogy.doun.org/transcriptions/index.php Norfolk Transcription Archive] No longer being maintained, but a useful resource searchable by surname or parish.<br>
-*For a [http://www.noah.norfolk.gov.uk/default.aspx Norfolk county version of the National Archives] try this site. Searchable databases give results from several Norfolk Archives sources and you can also search for images too.
+==Photo Offers==
-*[http://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/ Norfolk mills] History, photographs and people associated with Norfolk mills.
+Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
-*[http://www.walsingham-memories.co.uk/ Walsingham Memories]
-*[http://members.aol.com/Wellsinformation/History.html  Wells Local History Group]
-*[http://www.eng-villages.co.uk/great_walsingham.html Photos of Great Walsingham]
-*[http://www.northnorfolk.org/community/4866.asp North Norfolk BMD certificates]
-*[http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/mainpage.htm Norfolk Churches]
-*[http://www.memorialinscriptions.org.uk/index.aspx Memorial Inscriptions]
-*Browse copies of the magazine [http://www.norfolkroots24.co.uk/ Norfolk Roots] - take a look at the forum
-*[http://uk.geocities.com/davidbooty@btinternet.com/NorfolkSurnames/Index.html  Norfolk Surnames List]
-*Full details of all those on the [http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/SouthLynnAllSaints.html War Memorial window (WW1)] at All Saints Church, South Lynn.
-*[http://horningtoft.org.uk/churchhist.html Horningtoft Heritage Society]
-*[http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~alan/family/G-Rudham.html East & West Rudham ]
-*[http://www.norfolk-history-genealogy.com/ Norfolk genealogy] Currently under construction - 11/03/2007
-*[http://www.norfolkancestors.org/ Norfolk Ancestors] can conduct a search of original parish records for your ancestor at the local Norfolk Archives.
-*[http://www.gorleston-heritage.co.uk/ Gorleston Heritage Museum]
-*[http://apling.freeservers.com/CensusInfo.htm Norfolk Census Information]
-*[http://contueor.com/wisbech/ Wisbech and the Fenlands]
-*[http://www.foxearth.org.uk/ The Foxearth and District Local History Society]
-<br><br>Back to [[England]]
+<br><br><br><br>
+Back to [[England]]

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Contents

Resources

Register Office

Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests

Cemetery Lookup Requests

Photo Offers