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Hedenham, Norfolk

Historical Description

Hedenham, a village and a parish in Norfolk. The village stands on the SE border of the county, 3 miles NW by N from Bungay station on the G.E.R., and has a post office under Bungay; money order office, Ditchingham; telegraph office, Bungay. The parish comprises 1802 acres; population, 228. Hedenham Hall is a chief residence. The manor belongs to the Irby family. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich; net value, £318 with residence. The church is a fine structure of flint and rubble in the Early English style, has a square tower, and contains monuments of the Bedingfields and the Garneys. Some Roman remains were found in 1858.

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 parishHedenham St. Mary 
HundredLoddon 
Poor Law unionLoddon and Clavering 

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.

Findmypast, in conjunction with Norfolk Record Office have the following parish records online for Hedenham:

BaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
1559-19151559-19151559-18371559-1902


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 Hedenham from the following:


Maps

Online maps of Hedenham are available from a number of sites:


Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Norfolk newspapers online:


Visitations Heraldic

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

DistrictSouth Norfolk
CountyNorfolk
RegionEastern
CountryEngland
Postal districtNR35
Post TownBungay

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