Norfolk: Swanton Abbott

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Swanton Abbott is about 5 miles E.S.E. of Aylsham.
It may also be spelled as Swanton Abbot, with one "t".

Cemeteries

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Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Ingworth, 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 Michael.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church Records

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Civil Registration

For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Swanton Abbott was in Aylsham Registration District.

Description and Travel

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Directories

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

Historical Geography

Swanton Abbott is in South Erpingham Hundred.

Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for South Erpingham Hundred
Description of South Erpingham Hundred: 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk

Land and Property

Great Britain. Inclosure Commissioners: Statement of Claims (72): Swanton Abbot.
Drawn up in pursuance of the Act of Inclosure, 1809.
[1809]
Inclosure: See Buxton.

Maps

Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish.

Military Records

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Swanton Abbott became part of the Aylsham Union, and the workhouses were at Buxton and Oulton. These were replaced by a new workhouse at Aylsham in 1849.
Buxton and other parishes poor relief and employment act, 1806.
See Brampton.

Schools

Swanton Abbott School: Swanton Abbott school, 1876-1976: 100 years of learning and teaching.
[Typescript in Norwich Norfolk Studies Library, 1977]

Voting Registers

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