Norfolk: Colkirk
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Colkirk is about 3 miles S.S.W. of Fakenham.
Cemeteries
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Census
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Church Directories
- In 1883 the parish was in the
Deanery of Toftrees, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
It could have been in a different deanery or archdeaconry both
before and after this date.
- The parish church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
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Nearby Churches of all denominations.
Church History
- Church of the Virgin Mary
- Picture, minister, parish magazine, etc.
- Church of the Virgin Mary
- Description and pictures.
- Rutledge, Paul
- History of Colkirk Church.
[Colkirk, 1960]
Church Records
- Marriages
- These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's
Marriage Registers.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Church Records
Civil Registration
For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837
and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Colkirk was in
Mitford and Launditch Registration District.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Civil Registration
Description and Travel
- Colkirk Village Pages
- Parish council, organisations, school, history, pictures, etc.
- Colkirk Mill
- Description.
- Bailey, Bill
- A Backward Glance, those often trod and well worn roads,
a moment in time from the village of Colkirk.
[Colkirk, 2000]
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Description and Travel
Directories
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Historical Geography
Colkirk is in Launditch Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Launditch Hundred
- Description of Launditch Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
Land and Property
- Great Britain: Statute
- An act to authorize the inclosure of certain lands in pursuance
of a report of the Inclosure Commissioners for England and Wales,
31st May 1867.
(The schedule refers to 12 locations, amongst which are the
parishes of Colkirk, Tatterford and Fakenham in Norfolk, for
which provisional inclosure orders were made between 21 June
and 29 November 1866).
[London, George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode, 1867]
- Rutledge, Paul
- Colkirk: a North Norfolk Settlement Pattern.
[Norfolk Archaeology, vol 41(1), 1990]
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Land and Property
Maps
- Modern and Historical Maps
- Maps of the parish.
Military Records
- War Memorial
- World Wars 1 and 2. Picture, names, etc.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Military Records
Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc
Population
Voting Registers
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January 2007