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.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Cemeteries
Census
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Censuses
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.
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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.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Church Records
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.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Civil Registration
Description and Travel
See Norfolk Parish Links: Description and Travel
Directories
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
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.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Land and Property
Maps
- Modern and Historical Maps
- Maps of the parish.
Military Records
- Roll of Honour
- World Wars 1 and 2.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Military Records
Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc
Voting Registers
See Norfolk Parish Links: Voting Registers
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October 2004