Norfolk: Harleston
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Harleston is about 9 miles E.N.E. of Diss.
The name may also be found as Harlestone.
It is part of the ecclesiastical parish of Redenhall with Harleston
and Wortwell.
White's Directory of Norfolk for 1845 says "Harleston is a chapelry,
and Wortwell a township, both in Redenhall parish."
See also Redenhall.
and Wortwell.
Cemeteries
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Census
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Censuses
Church Directories
- In 1883 the parish was in the
Deanery of Redenhall, 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 Mary and is in Redenhall.
The church of St John the Baptist is in Harleston, and is a chapel
of ease.
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Nearby Churches of all denominations.
Church History
- Church of St Mary (in Redenhall)
- Description and pictures.
- Church of St John the Baptist
- Description and pictures.
- Catholic Chapel of St Thomas More
- Description and pictures.
- Harleston Methodist Church
- Address, minister, etc.
- Killick, Stanley E.
- The Congregational churches of Harleston Wortwell Denton and
Alburgh: a short history.
[Ramsgate, Kent, The Church Publishers, 1967?]
- Tilbrook, Iris
- Harleston Methodist History, 1827-1996.
[1996]
- (no author)
- The Parish of Redenhall with Harleston and Wortwell, illustrated
church history and guide (St Mary, Redenhall and St John the
Baptist, Harleston).
[Harleston, Harleston Press, 1980]
Church Records
- Marriages
- These are included in
Boyd's Marriage Index.
They are not included in 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), Harleston was in
Depwade Registration District.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Civil Registration
Description and Travel
- Harleston Heritage Group
- Whatever happened to Muskett's? Shopping in Harleston, 1851-2001.
Harleston Heritage Group, 2004]
- Kennett, Helen
- Some Postcards of Edwardian Harleston.
[Harleston, ecollectit, 2005]
- Kennett, Helen
- Some Postcards of Georgian (George V) Harleston.
[Harleston, ecollectit, 2005]
- Peskett, Victor
- A Stroll round Harleston.
[Harleston, 1985]
- Riches, Roy
- Harleston - A guide to present day Harleston and some aspects of
the history of the district.
[Harleston, Brian Jakes, 1980]
- Taylor, Sid
- Harleston Cameo: Reminiscences of a Norfolk Man.
[Candler Publications, 1992]
- Thomas, Chris
- Harleston Hosiery Factory.
[Norwich, Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society, in
"The Journal of Norfolk Industrial Archaeology, vol.II, no.5, 1980]
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Description and Travel
Directories
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
Historical Geography
Harleston is in Earsham Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Earsham Hundred
- Description of Earsham Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
Land and Property
See Norfolk Parish Links: Land and Property
Maps
- Modern and Historical Maps
- Maps of the parish.
Military Records
- Roll of Honour
- World Wars 1 and 2.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Military Records
Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc
Societies
- Harleston and District Historical Society
- A Brief History of the Harleston and District Historical
Society.
[Harleston, 1990s]
- Harleston Farmers' Club
- Reports of the Harleston Farmers' Club, from its establishment in
1838 to 1849.
[Harleston, H. Cann, 1850]
Voting Registers
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Copyright © Pat Newby.
October 2005