Norfolk: Burnham Thorpe

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Modern and Historical Maps of this Parish.

Burnham Thorpe is about 12 miles E. of Hunstanton.
It is part of a group of parishes called The Burnhams.
Admiral Nelson was born here in 1758.
See also Burnham Market
and Burnham Deepdale, Burnham Norton, Burnham Overy and Burnham Sutton with Ulph.

Cemeteries

See Norfolk Parish Links: Cemeteries

Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Burnham, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
The parish church is dedicated to All Saints.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of All Saints: Description and pictures.
Church of All Saints: Description and pictures.
Church of All Saints: Pictures of the gargoyles.
Church of All Saints: Picture of the church.

Church Records

Marriages: These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's Marriage Registers.

Civil Registration

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

Description and Travel

Burnham Thorpe: Description and pictures.
The Burnhams: Description and pictures.
Burnham Thorpe Mill: Description and history.
Monbiot, Raymond: The Burnhams Book of Characters and Memories.
(Including Burnham Market, Burnham Overy, Burnham Thorpe and Burnham Norton).
[ISBN 0954256700, Burnham Market, 2002]

Gazetteers and Directories

Burnham Thorpe is in Brothercross hundred.

History

(No author): A history of Burnham Thorpe
[Norwich, Goose and Son Ltd, 1937]
Hibberd, Henry, Rector of Burnham Thorpe (Presbyter Ignotus): A History of Burnham Thorpe, Lord Nelson's Birthplace.
[Norwich, 1965]
Rye, Walter: Early life in the Manor of Burnham.
(Including Burnham Deepdale, Burnham Market, Burnham Overy, Burnham Norton, Burnham Thorpe and Burnham Westgate).
[Norwich, Samuel Miller, in "Norfolk Antiquarian Miscellany" vol.1, 1873]

Land and Property

Burnham Thorpe Copyhold Documents: Manorial Surrenders of Land and Property, 1803-1856.
[Archive CD Books, 2002]

Maps

Faden's Map of Norfolk 1797: Extract, showing the Burnhams.
Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for Docking Registration District, 1836
Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish and nearby places.

Military Records

Roll of Honour for Burnham Thorpe.: World Wars 1 and 2.

Names, Personal

Calthorp: See Norfolk People and Families
Nelson: See Norfolk People and Families

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Burnham Thorpe became part of the Docking Union, and the workhouse was at Docking.

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