Norfolk: East Ruston

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Modern and Historical Maps of this Parish.

East Ruston is about 10 miles E. of Aylsham.
It is also known as Riston.
See also Sco Ruston.

Cemeteries

The Monumental Inscriptions in the Hundred of Happing (Walter Rye).: The parishes covered include East Ruston.
See Brumstead

Census

1851: Names and analysis
Heads of households, some other names, occupations, etc.
1861
1871
1891: Surname List

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Waxham, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
The parish church is dedicated to St Mary.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of St Mary: Short description.
Cotton, Simon: St Mary's Church, East Ruston.
[London, Churches Conservation Trust, 1996]

Church Records

Parish Register Transcripts: Baptisms, Banns, Marriages and Burials.
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 1869 (and for the censuses in 1851 and 1861), East Ruston was in Tunstead and Happing Registration District.

This district was renamed on 1st January 1870 and, from then until 1930, East Ruston was in Smallburgh Registration District for civil registration and for the censuses of 1871 to 1901.

Description and Travel

Woods, J.S.W.: A History of East Ruston Staithe.
[Stalham, Capron and Helliwell, 1983]
East Ruston Post Mill: Description, history and pictures.
East Ruston Tower Mill: Description, history and pictures.

Gazetteers and Directories

East Ruston is in Happing hundred.

History

East Ruston History: Mediaeval history.

Land and Property

Great Britain: Statute: East Ruston Inclosure Act, 1806.
An act for inclosing lands in the parish of East Ruston in the county of Norfolk.
[George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1806]

Maps

Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for Tunstead and Happing 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 East Ruston became part of the Tunstead and Happing (or Smallburgh) Union, and the workhouse was at Smallburgh.

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