Norfolk: Central Wingland

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Central Wingland is about 10 miles W. of King'a Lynn.
It was created as a civil parish by reclamation from the sea, starting in 1831.
It was partly in Norfolk and partly in Lincolnshire until 1897, when it was mostly transferred to Lincolnshire. The remaining Norfolk part was transferred to Terrington St Clement.
See also Central Wingland in Lincolnshire.

Cemeteries

There were no cemeteries.

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Census

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Church Directories

White's Directory for 1883 says that the inhabitants attended the churches in Terrington St Clement in Norfolk, and Sutton Bridge in Lincolnshire.
In 1883 Terrington St Clement was in the Deanery of Lynn Marshland, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
It could have been in a different deanery or archdeaconry both before and after this date.
There was no parish church in Central Wingland.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

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), Central Wingland was in Holbeach Registration District and Wisbech Registration District.

Description and Travel

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Directories

1883: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk

Historical Geography

The Norfolk part of Central Wingland was in Freebridge Marshland Hundred.

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

Land and Property

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Maps

Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish.

Military Records

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 both Norfolk and Lincolnshire parts of Central Wingland became part of the Holbeach Union in Lincolnshire, and the workhouse was at Fleet.

Voting Registers

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