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.

Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

The parish is in the deanery of Redenhall, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
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.
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.

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.

Description and Travel

Harleston Heritage: History, church, pictures, etc.
Harleston Resource for Heritage: Project description.
Harleston Angle: Events, businesses, council, etc.
Harleston Town Pages: Businesses, organisations, pictures, etc.
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]

Gazetteers and Directories

Harleston is in Earsham hundred.

Maps

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

Military Records

Roll of Honour: World Wars 1 and 2.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Harleston became part of the Depwade Union, and the workhouse was at Pulham St Mary Magdalen (Pulham Market).

Societies

Harleston and District Historical Society: A Brief History of the Harleston and District Historical Society.
[Harleston, The Society, 1990s]
Harleston Farmers' Club: Reports of the Harleston Farmers' Club, from its establishment in 1838 to 1849.
[Harleston, H. Cann, 1850]

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