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Revision as of 21:39, 7 October 2007
Contents
Norfolk
County town: Norwich
Other major towns: Great Yarmouth, Kings Lynn
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.
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.
Local Register Office Contact Details
Copies of certificates can be ordered through the following Norfolk register offices:
Cromer
Council Offices
North Lodge Park
Cromer
NR27 0AH
Tel 01263 513078
E-mail registration.cromer@norfolk.gov.uk
Depwade District Register Office
Diss Register Office
Council Offices
Market Hill
Diss
Norfolk
IP22 3JX
E-mail registration.diss@norfolk.gov.uk
Downham Market Register Office
15 Paradise Road
Downham Market
Norfolk
PE38 9HS
E-mail registration.dmarket@norfolk.gov.uk
East Dereham Register Office
Breckland Business Centre
St Withburga Lane
Dereham
Norfolk
NR19 1FD
E-mail registration.edereham@norfolk.gov.uk
Fakenham District Register Office
Fakenham Connect
Oak St
Fakenham
NR21 9SR
E-mail registration.fakenham@norfolk.gov.uk
Great Yarmouth District Register Office
Ferryside
High Rd
Southtown
Great Yarmouth
NR31 0PH
E-mail registration.gtyarmouth@norfolk.gov.uk
Kings Lynn
St Margaret's House
St Margaret's Place
Kings Lynn
PE30 5DW
E-mail registration.klynn@norfolk.gov.uk
North Walsham District Register Office
18 Kings Arms St
North Walsham
NR28 9JX
E-mail registration.nwalsham@norfolk.gov.uk
Norwich Register Office
Churchman House
71 Bethel St
Norwich
NR2 1NR
E-mail registration.norwich@norfolk.gov.uk
Thetford Register Office
Kings House
King St
Thetford
IP24 2AP
E-mail registration.thetford@norfolk.gov.uk
Record Office 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 linked above.
Record Office 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 linked above.
Cemetery Lookup Contacts
- Great Ellingham Heather Positive Thinker
- Heathersett Heather Positive Thinker
- Hingham Heather Positive Thinker
- Ketteringham Heather Positive Thinker
- Norwich areas by request angnorfolkgal
- Sprowston angnorfolkgal
- Wymondham Abbey Heather Positive Thinker
- Wymondham Cemetery Heather Positive Thinker
- Wymondham Methodists Heather Positive Thinker
Links
General
- Norfolk genealogy Currently under construction
Local History Societies
- The Foxearth and District Local History Society Contains newspaper extracts from the Bury & Norwich post and the Norfolk Chronicle.
- Wells Local History Group The Group has the Wells Parish records from 1550 to 1950
Archives
- Norfolk Transcription Archive useful resource searchable by surname or parish.
- Norfolk Ancestors can conduct a search of original parish records for your ancestor at the local Norfolk Archives.
- Norfolk Online Access to Heritage Searchable databases including maps, photographs, probate 1800-1857, directories and other collections. Results from several Norfolk Archives sources.
- Norfolk Sources Images of archive material supplied by the Norfolk Record Office and the Norfolk Heritage Centre.
- Norfolk Baptism Project Ongoing.
Family and Social History
- Norfolk Pubs -lists of licencees and photos. Norfolk Public Houses - Past & Present.
- Norwich during the Blitz - includes a roll of honour
- Norfolk Dialect Hear a genuine Norfolk accent.
- Norfolk mills History, photographs and people associated with Norfolk mills.
- War Memorial window (WW1) at All Saints Church, South Lynn.
- Norfolk History and Local Politics Includes some census and directory entries
Maps & Photographs
- Norfolk E-Map Explorer Online access to digitised aerial photographs and historical maps of Norfolk.
- Tour Norfolk A guided tour of Norfolk in pictures.
Countywide Interest
- Norfolk Roots - take a look at the forum
Specific Town Village Interest
- North Runcton History Pages Includes old Maps and Baptisms 1563-1812
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