Norfolk: Grimston

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Grimston is about 7 miles E. of King's Lynn.
The name may also be spelled Grimstone.
It includes the hamlet of Pott Row.
See also Griston.

Cemeteries

See Norfolk Parish Links: Cemeteries

Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Lynn, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
The parish church is dedicated to St Botolph.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of St Botolph: Description, minister, services, pictures, etc.
Church of St Botolph: Picture of the church.
Goodall, Armitage: History of St Botolph's Church, Grimston.
[1923]

Church Records

Marriages 1552-1837: See Phillimore's Marriage Registers, Volume 9.
Marriages: These are included in Boyd's Marriage Index.

Civil Registration

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

Description and Travel

Grimston Community Website: Newsletters, news, events, pictures, etc.

Gazetteers and Directories

Grimston is in Freebridge Lynn hundred.

1883: Kelly's Directory for Cambridgeshire, Norfolk & Suffolk

Land and Property

Grimston Warren: Description and pictures.

Maps

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

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Grimston became part of the Freebridge Lynn Union, and the workhouse was at Gayton.

Schools

Grimston Church Hill School: Picture of the school.
Charity Commission for England and Wales: Scheme dated 17th March, 1888, for the administration of the Grimston School Trust, Norfolk.
[London, Printed by Shaw and Sons, 1888]

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