Burgh South or Southbergh, Norfolk
Historical Description
Burgh-South or Southbergh, a parish in Norfolk, on the river Yare, 2½ miles NNW of Hingham, and 3½ SW of Thuxton station on the G.E.R. It has a post office under Watton (S.O.); money order and telegraph office, Hingham. Acreage, 1249; population, 230. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich with those of Letton and Cranworth; joint net yearly value, £307 with residence at Cranworth. The church, a building of flint and stone in the Early English style, was thoroughly restored in 1878-82.
Church Records
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Civil Registration
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Newspapers and Periodicals
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- Norwich Mercury
- Norfolk Chronicle
- Diss Express
- Thetford & Watton Times and People's Weekly Journal
- Norfolk News
Visitations Heraldic
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