Norfolk: West Beckham

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Modern and Historical Maps of this Parish.

West Beckham is about 4 miles E.N.E. of Holt.
See also East Beckham.

Census

1851 [This may only be visible with Internet Explorer]
1891: Surname List
1891: Erpingham Union Workhouse: Surname List (at West Beckham)

Church Directories

The parish is in the deanery of Ingworth, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
The parish church is dedicated to All Saints.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church Records

West Beckham Marriages 1689-1836: See Phillimore's Marriage Registers, Volume 3.
Archdeacons' Transcripts: Baptisms 1724-1812, Marriages 1725-1811 and Burials 1724-1812.
[Parish Register Transcription Society, Dart Series, 2000?]
Workhouse Registers: Baptisms and Burials.

Gazetteers and Directories

West Beckham is in South Erpingham hundred.

Land and Property

Inclosure: See Alby

Maps

Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for Erpingham Registration District, 1836
Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish and nearby places.

Military Records

Roll of Honour for East and West Beckham: World War 1.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 West Beckham became part of the Erpingham Union, and the workhouses were at Gimingham and Sheringham. In 1850 these were replaced by a new workhouse in this parish.

Erpingham Union: Description from White's Directory of Norfolk, 1845.
Erpingham Union Parishes: List of parishes in the union.
Erpingham Poor Law Union and Workhouses: Description and pictures.

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