Alderford, Norfolk
Historical Description
Alderford, a parish in Norfolk, on the river Wensum, 1¼ mile E from Lenwade station on the Eastern and Midland railway, and 8 miles NW of Norwich, which is the post town; money order office, Great Witchingham; telegraph office, Lenwade. Acreage, 443; population, 43. The manor belonged anciently to Norwich Cathedral. The living is a rectory, united with the vicarage of Attlebridge, in the diocese of Norwich; gross joint yearly value, £191 with residence. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Norwich. The church is an ancient building of flint in the Early English style.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Norfolk | |
| Ecclesiastical parish | Alderford St. John the Baptist | |
| Hundred | Eynsford | |
| Poor Law union | St. Faiths |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
We have transcribed the Marriages at Alderford St. John Baptist, 1723-1837.
The register dates from the year 1713.
Ancestry.co.uk, in association with Norfolk Record Office, have images of the Parish Registers for Norfolk online.
Findmypast, in conjunction with Norfolk Record Office have the following parish records online for Alderford:
| Baptisms | Banns | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1723-1812 | 1723-1812 | 1727-1836 | 1726-1812 |
Churches
Church of England
St. John the Baptist (parish church)
The church of St. John Baptist is a small but ancient building of flint, in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave and south porch and western tower, with pinnacles, containing one bell: there are 60 sittings.
Civil Registration
For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Alderford from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Alderford (St. John the Baptist))
Maps
Online maps of Alderford are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Norfolk newspapers online:
- Norwich Mercury
- Norfolk Chronicle
- Diss Express
- Thetford & Watton Times and People's Weekly Journal
- Norfolk News
Visitations Heraldic
The Visitations of Norfolk 1563, 1589, and 1613 is available on the Heraldry page.