Norfolk: Wormegay

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Modern and Historical Maps of this Parish.

Wormegay is about 7 miles S.S.E. of King's Lynn.

Census

1821: Heads of households.
1831: Occupations.
1891: Surname List

Church Directories

The parish was in the deanery of Fincham, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk. It is now in the deanery of Fincham and Feltwell, in the archdeaconry of Huntingdon and Wisbech.
The parish church is dedicated to St Michael.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church Records

Marriages: These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or 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), Wormegay was in Downham Registration District.

Directories

Historical Geography

Wormegay is in Clackclose hundred.

Land and Property

Wormegay Castle: Picture of the site.
Wormegay Castle: Short description
Drainage: See East Winch.

Maps

Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for Downham Registration District, 1836
Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish and nearby places.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Wormegay became part of the Downham Union, and the workhouse was at Downham Market.

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