Arminghall, Norfolk
Historical Description
Arminghall, a parish in Norfolk, near a branch of the river Yare, 2-miles from Trowse station on the G.E.R., and 2½ S by E of Norwich, which is the post town; money order and telegraph office, Trowse Newton. Acreage, 673; population, 145. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich; net yearly value, £151. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Norwich. The church is very good, and belonged anciently to Norwich Priory.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Norfolk | |
| Ecclesiastical parish | Arminghall St. Mary | |
| Hundred | Henstead | |
| Poor Law union | Henstead |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
We have transcribed the Marriages at Arminghall St. Mary, 1760-1833.
The register dates from the year 1570.
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 Arminghall:
| Baptisms | Banns | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1563-1813 | 1563-1813 | 1570-1902 | 1558-1812 |
Churches
Church of England
St. Mary the Virgin (parish church)
The church of St. Mary the Virgin is a building of flint and stone, chiefly in the Early English style, and consists of chancel, nave, south porch and an embattled western tower containing one bell; it was restored in 1876 at a cost of £920, and affords 100 sittings.
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 Arminghall from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Arminghall (St. Mary))
Maps
Online maps of Arminghall are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Norfolk newspapers online:
- Norwich Mercury
- Norfolk Chronicle
- Diss Express
- Thetford & Watton Times and People's Weekly Journal
- Norfolk News
Visitations Heraldic
The Visitations of Norfolk 1563, 1589, and 1613 is available on the Heraldry page.