Norfolk: Swanton Morley
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Cemeteries
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Census
- 1841-1891
Mid-Norfolk Family History Society
The Parish of Swanton Morley, Norfolk: Indexes from the
Census Returns, 1841-1891.
[Mid-Norfolk Family History Society, 1994]
- 1891: Surname List
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Censuses
Church Directories
- In 1883 the parish was in the
Deanery of Brisley, 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 All Saints.
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Nearby Churches of all denominations.
Church History
- Usher, Robert Neave
- Swanton Morley Church (All Saints): its history and interest
as an example of a fine 14th century church: with special
reference to the connection of the church with the
ancestors of Abraham Lincoln.
[Norwich, Soman-Wherry, 1945]
- Swanton Morley Methodist Chapel
- Swanton Morley Methodist Chapel, 1868-1968: centenary booklet,
containing brief historical notes and a programme of services and
special events.
[Swanton Morley, The Church, 1968]
Church Records
- Mid-Norfolk Family History Society
- The Parish Registers of All Saints' Church, Swanton Morley.
- Baptisms: 1784-1837, 1838-1891.
- Marriages: 1755-1837 (incl. Banns 1782-1823), 1837-1891.
- Burials: 1784-1837, 1838-1891, 1892-1988.
[Mid-Norfolk Family History Society, 7 volumes, c1993]
- Parish Register Transcripts
- Burials
- Bishops Transcripts
- Baptisms,
Marriages and
Burials.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Church Records
Civil Registration
For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837
and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Swanton Morley was in
Mitford and Launditch Registration District.
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
Swanton Morley is in Launditch Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Launditch Hundred
- Description of Launditch Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
History
- Pulling, M
- A History of Swanton Morley.
[The Author, 1969]
Land and Property
- Great Britain: Statute
- Swanton Morley and Worthing Inclosure Act, 1755.
An act for dividing and inclosing the common fields and
certain lands lying dispersed in the half year closes
belonging to the manor of Swanton with Worthing, within the
parishes of Swanton Morley and Worthing in the county of
Norfolk, and for extinguishing the several rights of common
and sheep walk over the said fields and half year closes, and
over certain lands called the brecks, lying within the said
manor and parishes.
[1755]
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Land and Property
Maps
- Modern and Historical Maps
- Maps of the parish.
Military History
- Bowman, Martin W.
- Low level from Swanton: the history of RAF Swanton Morley
airfield from World War Two to the present day.
[ISBN 187118729X, Walton-on-Thames: Air Research, 1995]
- Pope, Stephen
- Swanton Morley (Airfield focus: 9).
[ISBN 1870384229, Peterborough, GMS Enterprises, 1993]
Military Records
See Norfolk Parish Links: Military Records
Names, Personal
- Lincoln
- See Norfolk People and Families
Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc
Social Life and Customs
- Rayner, Daisy (edited by Susan Palmer)
- Our knickers were interesting: a Norfolk village childhood.
(Early 20th century in Swanton Morley).
[ISBN 0951541609, Dereham, c1989]
Voting Registers
See Norfolk Parish Links: Voting Registers
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