UK Genealogy Archives logo
DISCLOSURE: This page may contain affiliate links, meaning when you click the links and make a purchase, we may receive a commission.

Sprowston, Norfolk

Historical Description

Sprowston, a village and a parish in Norfolk. The village stands 2 miles N by E of Norwich, which is the nearest railway station; is straggling, and more than a mile long; contains some handsome residences; and has a post and money order office under Norwich; telegraph office, Old Catton. The parish comprises 2632 acres; population, 2165. There are two corn-mills. The manor, with Sprowston Hall, belongs to the Gurney family. Sprowston Hall is a good modern mansion of red brick. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich; net value, £254 with residence. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Norwich. The church is an ancient building of flint and stone which has been much altered by repairs. It has a stained E window and some ancient tombs and monuments. A chapel of ease was erected in 1885 at a cost of about £2300. There is a Primitive Methodist 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 parishSprowston St. Mary and St. Margaret 
HundredTaverham 
Poor Law unionSt. Faith 

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 Sprowston & Beeston St Andrew:

BaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
1673-19041673-19041721-19151721-1902


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 Sprowston from the following:


Maps

Online maps of Sprowston 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.

DistrictBroadland
CountyNorfolk
RegionEastern
CountryEngland
Postal districtNR7
Post TownNorwich

Advertisement

Advertisement