Norfolk: Little Witchingham

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Little Witchingham is about 9 miles N.W. of Norwich.
See also Great Witchingham.

Cemeteries

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Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Sparham, 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 Faith.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church History

Church of St Faith: Description and pictures.
Church of St Faith: Description, services, minister and picture.
Wall Paintings in St Faith's Church: Scenes from the Passion Cycle, 14th century.
Barnes, Anthony: St Faith's Church, Little Witchingham, Norfolk.
[Churches Conservation Trust, Series 4, No. 93, 1999]

Church Records

Campling, Arthur: Index of Marriages: Little Witchingham, 1565-1740.
[Handwritten list in Norwich Local Studies Library, 1930s]
Marriages: These are included in Boyd's Marriage Index.
They are not included in Phillimore's Marriage Registers.

Civil Registration

For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Little Witchingham was in St Faith's Registration District.

Description and Travel

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Directories

Historical Geography

Little Witchingham is in Eynsford Hundred.

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

Land and Property

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Maps

Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish.

Military Records

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Little Witchingham became part of the St Faith's Union, and the workhouse was at Horsham St Faith.

Voting Registers

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