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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. 
  
'''Suffolk'''
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The county has many pargeted buildings and thatched cottages painted in shades of Suffolk pink. 
  
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]]'''
  
  
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'''
  
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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]
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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]
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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]
  
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*[http://www.genealogy-links.co.uk/html/suffk.html Suffolk Genealogy]
  
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*[http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/Leisure/historyhome.htm Articles and information on Suffolk History]
  
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*[http://www.suffolklocalhistorycouncil.org.uk/organization.html Suffolk Local History Council - Organizations]
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engdorse/PRSU.html Suffolk Parish Registers]
  
==Register Office Contact Details==
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*[http://www.suffolk-surnames-list.co.uk/ The Suffolk Surnames List]
  
  
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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
  
=====Bury St Edmunds=====
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*[http://maurice.toucansurf.com/badley.html  Badley - History of the Parish]
  
St Margarets <br>
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*[http://www.bardwellvillage.info/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/ Bardwell Village]
New Shire Hall<br>
 
Bury St Edmunds<br>
 
Suffolk<br>
 
IP33 1RX<br>
 
Tel 01284 352373<br>
 
E-mail bse@registrars.suffolkcc.gov.uk
 
  
=====Debden District=====
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*[http://www.bentley.suffolk.gov.uk/ Bentley Village]
  
The Lindos Centre<br>
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*[http://www.blaxhall.com/ Welcome to Blaxhall] The History and The People of Blaxhall.
Saddlemakers Lane<br>
 
Melton<br>
 
Woodbridge<br>
 
Suffolk<br>
 
IP12 1PP<br>
 
Tel 01394 382921 <br>
 
E-mail deben@registrars.suffolkcc.gov.uk
 
  
=====Sudbury=====
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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.
  
14 Cornard Road<br>
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*[http://www.burypastandpresent.org.uk/ Bury St Edmunds Past and Present Society]
Sudbury<br>
 
Suffolk<br>
 
CO10 2XA<br>
 
Tel 01787 372904<br>
 
E-mail Sudbury@registrars.suffolkcc.gov.uk
 
  
=====Waveney District=====
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*[http://www.brandon-heritage.co.uk/ Brandon Heritage Project - Town History]
  
St Margaret's House<br>
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*[http://www.bures-online.co.uk/ Bures Online]
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://www3.sympatico.ca/pamela.smith2/coddenham.htm Memories of Coddenham c.1900]
  
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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]
  
==Record Office Lookup Requests==
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*[http://www.btinternet.com/~gumbleton/misc/chelmondiston.html Chelmondiston Census Index]
  
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*[http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/Villageofthemonth/Chelsworth.htm Chelsworth]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.clare-uk.com/ Clare UK - The Official Website for Clare]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.clare-uk.com/genealogy/search.html Clare Genealogy Pages]
  
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*[http://www.debenhamfamilyhistory.org.uk/ Debenham Family History]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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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]
  
==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~stmartinsexning/ The Churchyard at St. Martin's, Exning]
  
Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.itgen.co.uk/ffhs/ Felixstowe Family History Society]
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://wanborough.ukuhost.co.uk/Freston.htm Freston Local History and Genealogy pages]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.foxearth.org.uk/ The Foxearth and District Local History Society] Also contains Norfolk/Suffolk newspaper archive
  
*Kirkley:[http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=29 Stella]
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*[http://web.ukonline.co.uk/stephen.clarke/contents.html Glemsford]
*Lowestoft:[http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=29 Stella]
 
  
==Links==
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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
  
*[http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/LeisureAndCulture/LocalHistoryandHeritage/SuffolkRecordOffice County Record Office]  
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*[http://www.greatwaldingfield.co.uk/index.htm Great Waldingfield]
  
*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/suffolk.html Library Links]  
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*[http://homepages.tesco.net/~haughley/ Haughley]
  
*[http://www.genealogy-links.co.uk/html/suffk.html Genealogy Links Page]  
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*[http://www.haverhill-uk.com/ Haverhill-UK - The Official Website for Haverhill, Suffolk]
  
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SFK/ Genuki: Suffolk]  
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*[http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/HeritageCircle Hinderclay, Botesdale, Redgrave and Rickinghall Heritage Circle]
  
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*[http://www.btinternet.com/~nigelsmithszoo/camra/campaigns/lost-ipswich-pubs.htm Lost Pubs of Ipswich ]
  
'''Local History Society'''
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*[http://www.btinternet.com/~peter.chaloner/glemham.htm Little Glemham Parish Council]
  
*[http://www.suffolkfhs.org.uk Suffolk Family History Society]  
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*[http://www.little-saxham.suffolk.gov.uk/about/index.shtml Little Saxham]
  
*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/suffolk.html Local History Society]  
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*[http://www.lowestoftwitches.com/ The Trial of the Lowestoft Witches, 1664]
  
*[http://www.itgen.co.uk/ffhs/ Felixstowe Family History Society]
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*[http://www.newmarketlhs.org.uk Newmarket Local History Society]  
  
*[http://www.suffolklocalhistorycouncil.org.uk/organization.html Suffolk Local History Council - Organizations]
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*[http://www.onehouse.org.uk/index.html Onehouse]
  
*[http://www.foxearth.org.uk/ The Foxearth and District Local History Society]Also contains Norfolk/Suffolk newspaper archive
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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]
  
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*[http://www.stowmarket-history.co.uk Stowmarket History and Heritage]
  
'''OPC'''
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*[http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/StowmarketLocalHistoryGroup/ Stowmarket Local History Group]
  
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*[http://www.stradbroke.org.uk Stradbroke Past Present & Future ]
  
'''Archives'''
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*[http://www.suffolksaints.info/saindex.htm Welcome to the Church of England Benefice of South Elmham & Ilketshall (The Saints)]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountySuffolk.htm#PageTitle IGI Suffolk]
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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.woodbridgechurch.org.uk/Records/ Woodbridge Quay Church Historical Records ]
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*[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]
  
'''Family and social history'''
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tiber/wickham_market_genealogy.htm Wickham Market Genealogy]
  
*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/suffolk/Suffolk.htm Suffolk Workhouses]  
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*[http://www.woodbridgechurch.org.uk/Records/ Woodbridge Quay non-conformist Churches - Historical Records ]
  
*[http://www.suffolk-surnames-list.co.uk/ The Suffolk Surnames List]
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*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mwi/sfkcons.txt Woodbridge Jail Transportees 1825-1840]
  
*[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/~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.senseofplacesuffolk.co.uk/search/ Old Photographs of Suffolk]
  
 
*[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 CAM] Some beautiful Suffolk photographs on this website.
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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.
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*[http://sudburysuffolk.co.uk/photoarchive/ Caught on Camera] The Historic Photo Archive for Sudbury
  
 
*[http://www.unseenarchive.co.uk/ Photographs of Bygone Suffolk]
 
*[http://www.unseenarchive.co.uk/ Photographs of Bygone Suffolk]
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'''Countywide interest'''
 
  
*[http://www.foxearth.org.uk/Emigration2.html Emigration in the 19th Century]. emigration from East Anglia in the 19th Century.
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==Register Office==
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Copy Certificate information [http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/BirthsMarriagesAndDeaths/ReplacementCertificates/ Replacement Certificates]
  
*[http://essexpub.net/Suffolk%20Genealogy%20Links.htm Suffolk Genealogy Links]
 
  
*[http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/Leisure/historyhome.htm Articles and information on Suffolk's history]
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'''Bury St Edmunds'''
  
*[http://www.mysuffolkfamily.com/ My Suffolk Family family history website.Contains lots of surnames and useful links]
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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
  
  
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'''Debden District'''
  
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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
  
'''Specific Town Village interest'''
 
  
*[http://www.oldchelsworth.org.uk/ Chelsworth]- People and Pictures
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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
  
*[http://www.cosford-database.co.uk Cosford Database]
 
  
*[http://www.stradbroke.org.uk Stradbroke past present & future ]
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'''Waveney District'''
  
*[http://www.btinternet.com/~peter.chaloner/glemham.htm Little Glemham Parish Council]
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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.blaxhall.com/ Welcome to Blaxhall] The history and the people of Blaxhall.
 
  
*[http://www.haverhill-uk.com/ Haverhill-UK - The Official Website for Haverhill, Suffolk]
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==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
  
*[http://www.clare-uk.com/ Clare UK - The Official Website for Clare]
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Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
  
*[http://www.clare-uk.com/genealogy/search.html Clare - Genealogy Pages (This is the Genealogy page for the above website)]
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
*[http://www.campsea-ashe.co.uk/index.html Campsea Ashe Suffolk]
 
  
*[http://www.brandon-heritage.co.uk/ Brandon Heritage Project - Town History]
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'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
  
*[http://home.clara.net/badeleia/badley.htm BADLEY - History of the Parish]
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==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
  
*[http://www.bentley.suffolk.gov.uk/ THE BENTLEY VILLAGE PAGE]
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Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
  
*[http://www.suffolksaints.org.uk/ WELCOME to the Church of England benefice of South Elmham & Ilketshall (The Saints)]
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
*[http://www.stowmarket-history.co.uk Stowmarket History and Heritage]
 
  
*[http://www.oldchelsworth.org.uk/ Chelsworth Cheslworth]- occupants of the houses, AND fantastic old pics of the houses too!
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'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
  
*[http://www.btinternet.com/~fred.stentiford/boyton/boyton_history/boyton_history.html Boyton History] This website contains the names which feature in the marriage, baptism and burial registers for Boyton Church - well worth a look!
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==Photo Offers==
  
*[http://www.btinternet.com/~fred.stentiford/boyton/boyton_history/burial_registers/ramsholt_registers/ramsholt_registers.html Ramsholt Registers] This website contains the names which feature in the registers of Ramsholt Church from 1800 - 2007.
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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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