Roxham, Norfolk
Historical Description
Roxham, a parish in Norfolk, on the river Wissey, 3½ miles SE by S of Downham Market station on the Lynn and Ely section of the G.E.R. Post town and money order and telegraph office, Downham. Acreage, 606; population of the civil parish, 55. The living is a vicarage, annexed to Ryston, in the diocese of Norwich; joint net value, £232 with residence. There is no church.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Norfolk | |
Hundred | Clackclose | |
Poor Law union | Downham |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
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Civil Registration
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Directories & Gazetteers
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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
The Visitations of Norfolk 1563, 1589, and 1613 is available on the Heraldry page.