Norfolk: West Somerton

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West Somerton is about 9 miles N.N.W. of Great Yarmouth.
See also East Somerton.

Cemeteries

Churchyard of the Church of St Mary: Transcriptions of gravestones.

Census

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Flegg, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
It could have been in a different deanery or archdeaconry both before and after this date.
The parish church is dedicated to St Mary.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of St Mary: Paintings in the Church.

Church Records

Parish Registers: Baptisms.
West Somerton Marriages 1737-1837: See Phillimore's Marriage Registers, Volume 7.

Civil Registration

For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1923 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), West Somerton was in Flegg Registration District. Between 1837 and 1850, the district was called East and West Flegg.

Description and Travel

See Norfolk Parish Links: Description and Travel

Directories

1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk

Historical Geography

West Somerton is in West Flegg Hundred.

Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for East Flegg and West Flegg Hundreds
Description of East Flegg and West Flegg Hundreds: 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk

Land and Property

Inclosure: See Winterton.

Maps

Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish.

Military Records

Roll of Honour: World Wars 1 and 2.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1775 West Somerton became part of the East and West Flegg Incorporation, and the workhouse was at Rollesby.

Voting Registers

See Norfolk Parish Links: Voting Registers

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