Hethersett, Norfolk

Historical Description

Hethersett, a village and a parish in Norfolk. The village stands 5¼ miles SW by W from Norwich, and has a station 1 mile S from the village on the G.E.R., and a post, money order, and telegraph office under Norwich. The parish comprises 2695 acres; population, 1134. Canteloffor Cantelose manor was formerly a parish, and had a church, the site of which is still called the old churchyard. William Kett and his associates held their councils in the parish in 1549 under a large tree called the Oak of Reformation. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Canteloff, in the diocese of Norwich; joint net yearly value, £505 with residence. Patrons, Cains College, Cambridge. The church was built about 1350, and has a lofty embattled tower with small spire. There is a Wesleyan chapel. The Old Hall, and the modern mansions, Wood Hall, Thickthorn Hall, and Hethersett Hall, are the chief residences.

Administration

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

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

Church Records

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

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 Hethersett from the following:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Hethersett (St. Remigius))

Maps

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• 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.