Norfolk: Brooke

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Cemeteries

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Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Brooke, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
It could have been in a different deanery or archdeaconry both before and after this date.
The parish church is dedicated to St Peter.
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Church Records

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Civil Registration

For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Brooke was in Loddon and Clavering Registration District.

Description and Travel

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Directories

Historical Geography

Brooke is in Clavering Hundred.

Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for Clavering Hundred
Description of Clavering Hundred: 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk

Land and Property

Great Britain: Statute: Brooke Inclosure Act, 1800.
An act for dividing and inclosing the commons, fen grounds, and waste lands, within the parish of Brooke, in the county of Norfolk.
[An independently printed edition of the act, 1800]

Maps

Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish.

Military Records

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Brooke became part of the Loddon and Clavering Union, and the workhouse was at Heckingham.

Voting Registers

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