Oulton, Suffolk

Historical Description

Oulton, a hamlet and a parish in Suffolk. The hamlet lies near Lothing Lake, the river Waveney, the Norwich and Lowestoft branch of the G.E.R., and the boundary with Norfolk, 1 mile W by N of Oulton Broad station, and 2¼ miles W of Lowestoft, and bears the name of Oulton Street. It has a post office under Lowestoft; money order and telegraph office, Oulton Broad. The parish contains also part of the hamlet of Mutford Bridge, and comprises 1861 acres; population, 1314. The manor belongs to the Tracey family. Oulton High House was built in 1550 by the Hobarts, retains a fine mantlepiece and some curious carved work of the 16th century, was long known as the " haunted house," served for some time as a school-house, and is now the residence of the Caldecott family. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich; net value, £204 with residence. The church, an ancient building of flint and stone in the Norman style, was originally cruciform, has a chancel and a N transept of the time of Edward I., and a central tower with a base tier resembling Norman work; includes a nave and a south porch, and contains a carved octagonal font and remains of ancient stained glass. Oulton Broad is the name given to the southwestern part of Lake Lothing. It forms a fine lake of fresh water much resorted to by anglers. It is also used during the summer season for sailing and rowing matches.

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

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 Oulton from the following:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Oulton (St. Michael))

Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Suffolk is available to browse.

Maps

Online maps of Oulton 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 Suffolk papers online:

• The Ipswich Journal
• East Suffolk Mercury and Lowestoft Weekly News
• Bury and Norwich Post
• Bury Free Press