Belton, Suffolk
Historical Description
Belton, a village and a parish in Suffolk, on the G.E.R. and river Waveney, 4¼ miles SW by W of Yarmouth. The parish has a station on the railway, and includes the hamlet of Browston. Post town, Yarmouth; telegraph office, Gorleston. Acreage, 2057; population, 752. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich; net yearly value, £300 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Norwich. The church is old but good, and has a round tower, which was rebuilt in 1849. The main building was restored in 1881. There is also a small Primitive Methodist chapel and a public institute and reading room.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Suffolk | |
Ecclesiastical parish | Belton All Saints | |
Hundred | Mutford and Lothingland |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
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 Belton from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Belton (All Saints))
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Suffolk is available to browse.
Newspapers and Periodicals
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