Norfolk: Knapton

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Modern and Historical Maps of this Parish.

Knapton is about 8 miles S.E. of Cromer.

Census

Church Directories

The parish is in the deanery of Repps, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
The parish church is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of St Peter and St Paul: Description and pictures.
Knapton Methodist Church: Picture, address, minister, etc.

Description and Travel

Knapton Parish Pages: Parish council, description, history, church, etc.

Gazetteers and Directories

Knapton is in North Erpingham hundred.

History

Loraine, Herbert: Knapton: some notes on the church and the manor.
[North Walsham, Leeder, 1952]
Rothery, Constance: The Poppyland Flyer: the story of the railway line from Cromer to North Walsham, 1906-1953: calling at: Cromer Links - Overstrand - Sidestrand Halt -Trimmingham and Paston & Knapton - Mundesley.
[Trimmingham, Norfolk, C. Rothery, 1984]

Maps

Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for Erpingham 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 Knapton became part of the Erpingham Union, and the workhouses were at Gimingham and Sheringham. These were replaced by a new workhouse at West Beckham in 1850.

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