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East Carlton, Norfolk

Historical Description

Carlton, East, a parish in Norfolk, near Hethersett station on the G.E.R., 4½ miles E of Wymondham. Post town, Norwich; money order office, Mulbarton; telegraph office, Hethersett. Acreage, 1226; population, 281. There were formerly two parishes, St Mary and St Peter. The two parishes were consolidated in 1860, and form a rectory in the diocese of Norwich; gross yearly value, £315. The church of St Peter was allowed to fall into ruin in the 16th century. The church of St Mary is a small building of flint and rubble. It was restored in 1881.

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 
HundredHumbleyard 
Poor Law unionHenstead 

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 East Carleton:

BaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
1559-19151559-19151598-18351680-1822


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 East Carlton from the following:


Maps

Online maps of East Carlton 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.

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