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Hapton, Norfolk

Historical Description

Hapton, a village and a parish in Norfolk, adjacent to the G.E.R., 1 mile SW from Flordon station, and 3 miles NW from Long Stratton. Post town and money order office. Long Stratton; telegraph office, Flordon station. Acreage, 700; population, 171. The manor belongs to the Baroness Berners. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich; gross yearly value, £125 with residence. Patron, Christ's College, Cambridge. The church is ancient but good, and has a tower. There is an endowed Presbyterian chapel.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyNorfolk 
Ecclesiastical parishHapton St. Margaret 
HundredDepwade 
Poor Law unionDepwade 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Church Records

Ancestry.co.uk, in association with Norfolk Record Office, have images of the Parish Registers for Norfolk online.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Hapton from the following:


Maps

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Newspapers and Periodicals

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Visitations Heraldic

The Visitations of Norfolk 1563, 1589, and 1613 is available on the Heraldry page.

DistrictSouth Norfolk
CountyNorfolk
RegionEastern
CountryEngland
Postal districtNR15
Post TownNorwich

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