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Quidenham, Norfolk

Historical Description

Quidenham, a village and a parish in Norfolk, on an affluent of the Little Ouse river, 1¼ mile S of Eccles Road station on the Thetford and Norwich section of the G.E.R., and 2½ miles ENE of East Harling. There is a post, money order, and telegraph office under Thetford. Acreage, 1142; population of the civil parish, 161; of the ecclesiastical, with Snetterton, 369. The property belongs to Lord Egerton of Tatton, who is also lord of the manor. Quidenham Hall is a fine mansion of red brick pleasantly situated in a well-wooded park of 320 acres. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Snetterton, in the diocese of Norwich; net value, £317 with residence. Patron, the Earl of Albe-marle. The church is a building chiefly in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave, S aisle, N transept, a high Norman porch, and a round western tower with octangular lantern. It contains some good stained windows and several ancient and interesting memorials.

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 parishQuiddenham St. Andrew 
HundredGuiltcross 
Poor Law unionGuiltcross 

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


Church Records

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Civil Registration

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Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Quidenham 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.

DistrictBreckland
CountyNorfolk
RegionEastern
CountryEngland
Postal districtNR16
Post TownNorwich

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