Norfolk: West Somerton

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Modern and Historical Maps of this Parish.

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

The parish is in the deanery of Flegg, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
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.

Directories

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

Historical Geography

West Somerton is in West Flegg hundred.

Land and Property

Inclosure: See Winterton.

Maps

Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for Flegg 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 1775 West Somerton became part of the East and West Flegg Incorporation, and the workhouse was at Rollesby.

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