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NORFOLK County

England,

United Kingdom

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Norfolk

Introduction

Norfolk is a low-lying county in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and with Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast, including The Wash. The county capital is Norwich. Norfolk is the fifth largest ceremonial county in England, with an area of 5,371 km² (2,074 sq mi).

Norfolk was settled in pre-Roman times, with neolithic camps along the higher land in the west where flints could be quarried.^[4] A Brythonic tribe, the Iceni, inhabited the county from the first century BC, to the end of the first century (AD). The Iceni revolted against the Roman invasion in 47 AD, and again in 60 AD led by Boudica. The crushing of the second rebellion opened the county to the Romans. During the Roman era roads and ports were constructed throughout the county and farming took place.

Situated on the east coast, Norfolk was vulnerable to invasions from Scandinavia and northern Europe, and forts were built to defend against the Angles and Saxons. By the 5th century the Angles, for whom East Anglia and England itself are named, had established control of the region and later became the "north folk" and the "south folk", hence, "Norfolk" and "Suffolk". Norfolk, and several adjacent areas, became the kingdom of East Anglia, later merging with Mercia and then Wessex. The influence of the Early English settlers can be seen in the many "thorpes", "tons" and "hams" of placenames. In the 9th century the region again came under attack, this time from Vikings who killed the king, Edmund the Martyr. In the centuries before the Norman Conquest the wetlands of the east of the county began to

be converted to farmland, and settlements grew in these areas. Migration into East Anglia must have been high, as by the time of the Conquest and Domesday Book survey, it was one of the most densely populated parts of the British Isles.

During the high and late Middle Ages the county developed arable agriculture and woolen industries. The economy was in decline by the time of the Black Death, which dramatically reduced the population in 1349, suffice to say that the current population has yet to equal the population from this time. By the 16th century Norwich had grown to become the second largest city in England, but in 1665 the Great Plague of London again killed around one third of the population.^[5] During the English Civil War Norfolk was largely Parliamentarian. The economy and agriculture of the region declined somewhat, and during the industrial revolution Norfolk developed little industry and was a late addition to the railway network.

In the 20th century the county developed a role in aviation. The first development in airfields came with the First World War; there was then a massive expansion during the Second World War with the growth of the Royal Air Force and the influx of the American USAAF 8th Air Force which operated from many Norfolk Airfields. During the Second World War agriculture rapidly intensified, and has remained very intensive since with the establishment of large fields for cereal and oil seed rape growing. Norfolk's low-lying land and easily eroded cliffs, many of which are chalk and clay, make it vulnerable to the sea, the most recent major event being the North Sea flood of 1953.

NORFOLK County,

England

Surnames

The following are surnames of persons, found within our databases,

as having been either born, married or died in this location.

McVicker; Moreland; Pinnell; Scruggs and allied families

Bacon; Bacon-Thorpe; Bardolf; Cailly; FitzGrimbaldus; Freville;

Grimbaldus; Hingham; Mynston; Poynings

Bozarth; Peiffer; Quigley; Rhubart and allied families

Dellinger; Knecht; Pfeffer; Silar and allied families

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NORFOLK County, England

Ancestral GenSite(s)*

* two other ancestral locations in Norfolk cited by researchers are referred to as “Lodie” and “Thorpe Cooke” neither of which can be located in any gazetteer. The actual places may be the Norfolk communities of Loddon and Cockthorpe. Future research may prove this to be accurate.

BACONSTHORPE

Map of Baconsthorpe showing location of the Manor House and the ruins of the Baconsthorpe Castle

COORDINATES OF IDENTIFIED SITE(s)

Coordinate: 52° 52′ 48″ N, 1° 9′ 0″ E

Decimal: 52.88°, 1.15°

DIRECTIONS TO IDENTIFIED SITE(s), (MapQuest)

From London to Baconsthorpe: Total Est. Time: 2 hours, 44 minutes; Total Est. Distance: 132.16 miles, (see map in “Image Gallery”)

INTERNET WEB LINK(s)

Baconsthorpe - Wikipedia; Baconsthorpe Norfolk Village Parish; GENUKI: Norfolk: Genealogy: Baconsthorpe;

FAMILY HISTORY NOTES(s)

Our Bacon family ancestors resided at Baconsthorpe from about 1135 starting with Ranulf (de) Bacon-Thorpe (1108-aft. 1152).

Baconsthorpe is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is 8 km south of Sheringham and 32 km north of Norwich.

The civil parish has an area of 5.53 km² and in the 2001

census had a population of 232 in 105 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.

Congham

St. Andrew’s Church at Congham

Congham Oil Mill on the river Cong

LOCATION OF IDENTIFIED SITE(s)

Coordinate - 52° 46′ 54.73″ N, 0° 32′ 23.71″ E

Decimal - 52.78187°, 0.53992°

DIRECTIONS TO IDENTIFIED SITE(s)(MapQuest)

From London to Congham: Total Est. Time: 2 hours, 21 minutes Total Est. Distance: 113.63 miles, (see map in “Image Gallery”).

INTERNET WEB LINK(s)

Congham; Congham Norfolk Village Parish;

http://apling.freeservers.com/hundreds.htm;

FAMILY HISTORY NOTES(s)

Ela (de) Freville was born 1145 at Congham,

Freebridge Lynn, Norfolk, England

Congham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated some 10 km west of the town of King's Lynn and 55 km west of the city of Norwich.^[1]

The civil parish has an area of 11.7 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 227 in 97 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the

district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.^[2]

A river rises close to the village at Pond Farm. It is called the river Cong and is a tributary of the river Babingley. Congham Oil Mill, now known as Congham Lodge, stood on the river and was built for the use of processing whales transported from King's Lynn docks.

Letheringsett

St. Andrews Parish Church, Letheringsett

COORDINATES OF IDENTIFIED SITE(s)

Coordinate: 52° 54′ 26.82″ N, 1° 3′ 50.87″ E

Decimal: 52.90745°, 1.06413°

DIRECTIONS TO IDENTIFIED SITE(s)(MapQuest)

From London to Letheringsett: Total Est. Time: 2 hours, 36 minutes; Total Est. Distance: 127.79 miles, (see map in “Image Gallery”).

INTERNET WEB LINK(s)

Letheringsett with Glandford - Wikipedia;

Letheringsett Norfolk Village Parish;

FAMILY HISTORY NOTES(s)

Letheringsett is the ancient home of the Bacon family. It was first settled by our 31^st grandfather Grimbaldus who came from Normandy around 1100 and settled at Letheringsete near Holt in the county of Norfolk where he had grants of land. He had three sons: Rudolf, who became the Lord of Letheringsete; Ranulf, and Edmund. The latter was appointed rector of the Church of Letheringsete, which was founded by his father. The son Ranulf, or Reynolds, resided at Thorp, Norfolk. It has been stated that he was the one who assumed the name Bacon or Bacon-Thorpe.

Richard Bacon ggggreat-grandson of Grimbaldus married Alice Mynston of Letheringsett c. 1250.

Letheringsett is a village in the English county of Norfolk. It forms part of the civil parish of Letheringsett with Glanford, along with the hamlet of Glandford^[2]. The village straddles the A148 King’s Lynn to Cromer road. Letheringsett is 1.2 miles west of Holt, 32.2 west south west of King’s Lynn and 126 miles south south west of London. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport.

The village of Letheringsett is situated in a valley of the River Glaven and has two watermills. Letheringsett Brewery watermill which stands on the west side of the river next to the

A148 road bridge is now disused but Letheringsett Watermill which lies 150 yards to the south is the last working watermill in the county of Norfolk, and has won several prestigious awards for its flour production and as a tourist attraction. Next to the Brewery watermill is the village pub, it is called the King’s Head and was built in the Georgian period. The pub has two bars and a restaurant and has a good selection of real ale.

The church of Letheringsett, St. Andrew, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.

Wormegay

Site of Wormegay Castle

COORDINATES OF IDENTIFIED SITE(s)

Wormegay Village - Coordinate- 52° 40′ 39.14″ N, 0° 27′ 19.62″ E; Decimal- 52.67754°, 0.45545°

Wormegay Castle - Coordinate- 52° 40′ 39.36″ N, 0° 27′ 9″ E; Decimal- 52.6776°, 0.4525°

DIRECTIONS TO IDENTIFIED SITE(s)(MapQuest)

From London to Wormegay: Total Est. Time: 2 hours, 10 minutes; Total Est. Distance: 108.20 miles, (see map in “Image Gallery”).

INTERNET WEB LINK(s)

Wormegay, Norfolk - White's 1854 Directory;

GENUKI: Norfolk: Genealogy: Towns and Parishes: Wormegay; Wormegay - Wikipedia

FAMILY HISTORY NOTES(s)

William Bardolf I and II, Lord of Wormegay Hugh Bardolf

Wormegay is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated some 9 km south of King's Lynn and 60 km west of Norwich.^[1]

The civil parish has an area of 12.18 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 339 in 141 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.^[2]

Just to the west of the village centre lies Wormegay Castle, a motte and bailey earthwork.

In 1854 WORMEGAY, or Wermegay, was described as a a parish and small scattered village, 6 miles S.S.E. of Lynn, comprising 440 souls, 98 houses, and 2,838a. 3r.10p. of land, of which D. H. Lee Warner Esq. is principal owner and lord of the manor. This lordship was formerly held by the Bardolphs and Warrens, the former of whom had a castle here, of which the moat still remains ; and the latter founded

a priory near the village in the reign of King John, for Austin Monks. The local church is dedicated to St. Michael.

Wormegay Castle was originally a Late Saxon manorial complex, which was fortified in the 11th century, by Hermer de Ferrers*. In the 12th century, Reginald de Warenne** modified the fortification and founded the earthwork motte and bailey castle. The large sub circular motte, is encased by a wide ditch and still supports the slight remains of an encompassing rampart. To the east, encased by a rampart and ditch, is an extensive bailey, which supports on its northern edge, a sub rectangular building platform.

Wormegay Castle is located in the village centre, off Front Street. 7 miles south of King's Lynn, on the A10-A134.

* Hermer de Ferrers

** Reginald de Warrenne

NORFOLK County,

England

List of Localities

The red star in the map at the left designates the

location of the seat of government for this district.

Source: MapQuest

The list below will assist in your research regarding the matching of your ancestors birth, marriage, death dates and in what locality of this county these events may have occurred. Source: Wikipedia