Norfolk: Wortwell
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Wortwell is about 11 miles E.N.E. of Diss.
It is part of the ecclesiastical parish of Redenhall with Harleston
and Wortwell.
White's Directory of Norfolk for 1845 says "Harleston is a chapelry,
and Wortwell a township, both in Redenhall parish."
See also Redenhall
and Harleston.
Cemeteries
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Census
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Church Directories
- In 1883 the parish was in the
Deanery of Redenhall, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
It could have been in a different deanery or archdeaconry both
before and after this date.
- There is no parish church.
-
Nearby Churches of all denominations.
Church History
- Wortwell United Reform Church
- Ministers, services and picture.
- Wortwell United Reform Church
- Description and pictures.
- Wortwell Old Baptist Chapel
- Description and pictures.
- Killick, Stanley E.
- The Congregational churches of Harleston Wortwell Denton and
Alburgh: a short history.
[Ramsgate, Kent, The Church Publishers, 1967?]
- Read, John G.
- Ordination of the Queen's Librarian at the Congregational Church,
Wortwell 1843, and A brief History of the Congregational Churches
at Wortwell with Harleston 1662-1848.
[Wortwell, J.G. Read, Typescript in Norwich Local Studies
Library, 1955]
Church Records
- Marriages
- These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's
Marriage Registers.
- Wortwell cum Harleston Independent Chapel
- Burials 1810-37.
[No other information]
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), Wortwell was in
Depwade Registration District.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Civil Registration
Description and Travel
- Wortwell Mill
- Description, history and pictures.
- Pearce, Brian
- Village appraisal with stories relating to life in Wortwell.
[Wortwell Parish Council, 2002]
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Description and Travel
Directories
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
Historical Geography
Wortwell is in Earsham Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Earsham Hundred
- Description of Earsham Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
Land and Property
- Inclosure
- See Alburgh.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Land and Property
Maps
- Modern and Historical Maps
- Maps of the parish.
Military Records
See Norfolk Parish Links: Military Records
Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc
Voting Registers
See Norfolk Parish Links: Voting Registers
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Copyright © Pat Newby.
March 2006