Norfolk: East Wretham
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East Wretham is about 6 miles N. of Thetford.
See also West Wretham.
Cemeteries
See Norfolk Parish Links: Cemeteries
Census
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Censuses
Church Directories
- In 1883 the parish was in the
Deanery of Rockland, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
It could have been in a different deanery or archdeaconry both
before and after this date.
- The parish church is dedicated to St Ethelbert.
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Nearby Churches of all denominations.
Church History
- Church of St Ethelbert
- Description and history.
- Church of St Ethelbert
- Picture of the church.
Church Records
- Marriages
- These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's
Marriage Registers.
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), East Wretham was in
Thetford Registration District.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Civil Registration
Description and Travel
- East and West Wretham
- News, events, parish council, pictures, etc.
- Raker, Melinda
- Wretham: 900 years of a Norfolk estate.
[Boughtons Printers, 1995]
- East Wretham Tower Mill
- Description, history and pictures.
- East Wretham Water Mill
- Description and picture.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Description and Travel
Directories
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
Historical Geography
East Wretham is in Shropham Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Shropham Hundred
- Description of Shropham Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
Land and Property
See Norfolk Parish Links: Land and Property
Maps
- Modern and Historical Maps
- Maps of the parish.
Military History
- East Wretham Airfield
- Description and pictures.
- Baldridge, Charlotte (Boyer)
- 359th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force: December 1943 - September 1945.
[Norfolk, Virginia, USA, Baldridge and Associates, 1994]
- Smith, Jack H.
- 359th Fighter Group, United States Army, 8th Air Force.
[ISBN 184176440X, Osprey, 2002]
Military Records
- Roll of Honour for East and West Wretham
- World Wars 1 and 2.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Military Records
Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc
Schools
- East Wretham School
- Description and picture.
Voting Registers
See Norfolk Parish Links: Voting Registers
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Copyright © Pat Newby.
September 2007