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!
-=='''Local Register Office Contact Details'''==
-Copies of certificates can be ordered through the following Norfolk register offices:
+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.
-====='''Cromer'''=====
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-Council Offices<br>
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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.
+'''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]
-North Lodge Park<br>
+*[http://www.flitcham.com/ Flitcham Village]
-Cromer <br>
+*[http://foulshamarchives.weebly.com/index.html Foulsham Community Archives]
-NR27 0AH<br>
+*[http://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/Watermills/gimingham.html Gimingham Mill]
-Tel 01263 513078<br>
+*[http://www.gorleston-heritage.co.uk/ Gorleston Heritage Museum]
-E-mail registration.cromer@norfolk.gov.uk <br>
+*[http://www.the-snorings.co.uk/ Great Snoring and Little Snoring]
+*[http://www.harpley.info/ Harpley]
-====='''Depwade District Register Office'''=====
+*[http://www.hethersett.org.uk/ Hethersett Village]
-Diss Register Office<br>
+*[http://www.hockwold.info/History/genealogy.htm Hockwold-cum-Wilton]
-Council Offices<br>
+*[http://horningtoft.org.uk/churchhist.html Horningtoft Heritage Society]
-Market Hill<br>
+*[http://horseyvillage.com/index.html Horsey Village]
-Diss<br>
+*[http://www.itteringham.com/index.html Itteringham]
-Norfolk <br>
+*[http://www.ludhamarchive.org.uk/ Ludham Community Archive]
-IP22 3JX<br>
+*[http://www.punchline.freeserve.co.uk/mat/home-3.htm Mattishall Village]
-E-mail registration.diss@norfolk.gov.uk <br>
+*[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
-====='''Downham Market Register Office'''=====
+*[http://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/default.asp?Document=400.710.60 Norwich Prison Records]
-Paradise Road<br>
+*[http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/Features/DerekJames/Blitz/asp/Intro.aspx Norwich during the Blitz] - includes a roll of honour
-Downham Market<br>
+*[http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~alan/family/G-Rudham.html East & West Rudham ]
-Norfolk <br>
+*[http://www.runham.org.uk/contents.htm Runham Village]
-PE38 9HS<br>
+*[http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/SouthLynnAllSaints.html War Memorial window (WW1)] at All Saints Church, South Lynn.
-E-mail registration.dmarket@norfolk.gov.uk<br>
+*[http://www.stowbardolph.co.uk/ Stow Bardolph History and Genealogy]
+*[http://www3.telus.net/swanton_novers/index2.htm Swanton Novers Genealogy]
-====='''East Dereham Register Office'''=====
+*[http://www.thorpemarket.org.uk/genealogy.htm Thorpe Market]
-Breckland Business Centre<br>
+*[http://www.tibenham.fsnet.co.uk/index.htm Tibenham]
-St Withburga Lane<br>
+*[http://www.thornham.org.uk/ Thornham]
-Dereham<br>
+*[http://www.walsingham-memories.co.uk/ Walsingham Memories]
-Norfolk<br>
+*[http://www.jloizou.freeserve.co.uk/StMary-Watton/index.htm St Mary's Church, Watton]
-NR19 1FD<br>
+*[http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jimella/wnewton.htm#surnindx Jim Jotting's West Newton Pages]
-E-mail registration.edereham@norfolk.gov.uk<br>
+*[http://www.whissonsett.com/ Whissonsett]
+*[http://www.wicklewoodarchive.org.uk/ Wicklewood Archive] past and current archive data for Wicklewood and Crownthorpe
-====='''Fakenham District Register Office'''=====
+*[http://contueor.com/wisbech/ Wisbech and the Fenlands]
-Fakenham Connect<br>
+*[http://www.j2l.dsl.pipex.com/woodton/sitemap.htm Woodton]
-Oak St<br>
-Fakenham<br>
+'''Maps and Photographs'''
-NR21 9SR<br>
+*[http://www.fadensmapofnorfolk.co.uk/index.asp Faden's Map of Norfolk]
-E-mail registration.fakenham@norfolk.gov.uk<br>
+*[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]
-====='''Great Yarmouth District Register Office'''=====
+*[http://www.oldnorfolk.net/ Old Norfolk - Photographs and Maps]
-Ferryside<br>
+*[http://www.zippix.co.uk/shop/shop-Norfolk.php Picture Index-Norfolk]
-High Rd<br>
+*[http://www.tournorfolk.co.uk/norfolkphotos.html Tour Norfolk] A guided tour of Norfolk in pictures.
-Southtown<br>
+*[http://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/area.php?area=norfolk Norfolk Gravestone Resource]
-Great Yarmouth<br>
+*[http://www.eng-villages.co.uk/great_walsingham.html Photos of Great Walsingham]
-NR31 0PH<br>
+*[http://www.the-plunketts.freeserve.co.uk/ The Plunketts Photographs of Old Norwich]
-E-mail registration.gtyarmouth@norfolk.gov.uk<br>
+==Register Office==
+'''Cromer'''
-====='''Kings Lynn'''=====
+Council Offices<br>
+North Lodge Park<br>
+Cromer <br>
+NR27 0AH<br>
-St Margaret's House<br>
+Tel: 01263 513078<br>
+E-mail: registration.cromer@norfolk.gov.uk<br>
-St Margaret's Place<br>
-Kings Lynn<br>
+'''Depwade District Register Office'''
-PE30 5DW<br>
+Diss Register Office<br>
+Council Offices<br>
+Market Hill<br>
+Diss<br>
+Norfolk <br>
+IP22 3JX<br>
-E-mail registration.klynn@norfolk.gov.uk<br>
+E-mail: registration.diss@norfolk.gov.uk<br>
-====='''North Walsham District Register Office'''=====
+'''Downham Market Register Office'''
-Kings Arms St<br>
+Paradise Road<br>
+Downham Market<br>
+Norfolk <br>
+PE38 9HS<br>
-North Walsham<br>
+E-mail: registration.dmarket@norfolk.gov.uk<br>
-NR28 9JX<br>
-E-mail registration.nwalsham@norfolk.gov.uk<br>
+'''East Dereham Register Office'''
+Breckland Business Centre<br>
+St Withburga Lane<br>
+Dereham<br>
+Norfolk<br>
+NR19 1FD<br>
-====='''Norwich Register Office'''=====
+E-mail: registration.edereham@norfolk.gov.uk<br>
-Churchman House<br>
-Bethel St<br>
+'''Fakenham District Register Office'''
-Norwich<br>
+Fakenham Connect<br>
+Oak St<br>
+Fakenham<br>
+NR21 9SR<br>
-NR2 1NR<br>
+E-mail: registration.fakenham@norfolk.gov.uk<br>
-E-mail registration.norwich@norfolk.gov.uk<br>
+'''Great Yarmouth District Register Office'''
-====='''Thetford Register Office'''=====
+Ferryside<br>
+High Rd<br>
+Southtown<br>
+Great Yarmouth<br>
+NR31 0PH<br>
-Kings House<br>
+E-mail: registration.gtyarmouth@norfolk.gov.uk<br>
-King St<br>
-Thetford<br>
+'''Kings Lynn'''
-IP24 2AP<br>
+St Margaret's House<br>
+St Margaret's Place<br>
+Kings Lynn<br>
+PE30 5DW<br>
-E-mail registration.thetford@norfolk.gov.uk<br>
+E-mail: registration.klynn@norfolk.gov.uk <br>
+'''North Walsham District Register Office'''
-==Record Office and Cemetery Lookup Contacts==
+Kings Arms St<br>
+North Walsham<br>
+NR28 9JX<br>
-reserved
+E-mail: registration.nwalsham@norfolk.gov.uk<br>
-==Links==
+'''Norwich Register Office'''
+Churchman House<br>
+Bethel St<br>
+Norwich<br>
+NR2 1NR<br>
-*[http://archives.norfolk.gov.uk/nroindex.htm Norwich Record Office]
+E-mail: registration.norwich@norfolk.gov.uk<br>
-*[http://www.norfolkfhs.org.uk/default.asp Norfolk Family History Society]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tinstaafl Norfolk Baptism Project] Ongoing, not many parishes transcribed yet but you may strike gold. <br>
+'''Thetford Register Office'''
-*[http://museums.norfolk.gov.uk/default.asp Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service]
+Kings House<br>
+King St<br>
+Thetford<br>
+IP24 2AP<br>
-*[http://www.oldnorfolk.net/ Old Norfolk]
+E-mail: registration.thetford@norfolk.gov.uk <br>
-*[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>
-*[http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/5564/dialect.html Norfolk Dialect] An opportunity to hear a genuine Norfolk accent.<br>
+==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
-*[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>
+Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-*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.
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-*[http://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/ Norfolk mills] History, photographs and people associated with Norfolk mills.
-*[http://www.walsingham-memories.co.uk/ Walsingham Memories]
+'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
-*[http://members.aol.com/Wellsinformation/History.html  Wells Local History Group]
-*[http://www.eng-villages.co.uk/great_walsingham.html Photos of Great Walsingham]
+==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
-*[http://www.northnorfolk.org/community/4866.asp North Norfolk BMD certificates]
+Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
-*[http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/mainpage.htm Norfolk Churches]
+By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
-*[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
+'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
-*[http://uk.geocities.com/davidbooty@btinternet.com/NorfolkSurnames/Index.html  Norfolk Surnames List]
+*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]
-*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://web.archive.org/web/200410111....net/index.htm Trunch Norfolk Notebook]
+==Photo Offers==
-*[http://horningtoft.org.uk/churchhist.html Horningtoft Heritage Society]
+Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
-*[http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homep...r/homepage.htm East & West Rudham ]
-*[http://www.norfolk-history-genealogy.com/ Norfolk genealogy] Currently under construction - 11/03/2007
+<br><br><br><br>
+Back to [[England]]

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Resources

Register Office

Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests

Cemetery Lookup Requests

Photo Offers