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Witton, Norfolk

Historical Description

Witton, a parish in Norfolk, 4 miles ENE of North Walsham station on the G.E.R. Post town, North Walsham, Acreage, 1764; population, 233. Witton Hall is the seat of Lord Wodehouse. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich; net value, £120 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Norwich. The church is a building of flint in the Early English style, the original nave, of Saxon work, having been lengthened eastwards. The tower has been rebuilt.

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 parishWitton St. Margaret 
HundredTunstead 

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.


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 Witton 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.

DistrictNorth Norfolk
CountyNorfolk
RegionEastern
CountryEngland
Postal districtNR28
Post TownNorth Walsham

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