Place:Bergh Apton, Norfolk, England

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NameBergh Apton
Alt namesBergh Aptonsource: from redirect
Bercsource: Domesday Book (1985) p 186
Bergh-Aptonsource: Family History Library Catalog
Burgh-Aptonsource: Family History Library Catalog
Aptonsource: former settlement in parish
Berghsource: settlement in parish
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates52.551°N 1.4°E
Located inNorfolk, England
See alsoClavering Hundred, Norfolk, Englandhundred in which it was located
Loddon and Clavering Rural, Norfolk, Englandrural district 1894-1935
Loddon Rural, Norfolk, Englandrural district 1935-1974
South Norfolk District, Norfolk, Englanddistrict municipality since 1974
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


Bergh Apton is a village and civil parish in the South Norfolk District of Norfolk, England. It is 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Norwich just south of the A146 road between Yelverton and Thurton. According to the 2001 UK census it had a population of 428 in 186 households, the population increasing to 442 at the 2011 UK census.

Originally, Bergh Apton was two separate villages; Apton to the northwest and Bergh to the southeast, each with its own church. Apton was served by the church of St. Martin which lay near the present day Church Farm on Dodgers Lane, its last recorded use being in 1555 and the remains being finally cleared in 1834. Bergh was served by the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul which stands on a low hill overlooking the River Chet which marks the southern boundary of the now combined parish. The church appears to have been reconstructed in the 14th century, with local flint with ashlar and brick details.

A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Bergh Apton from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:

"BURGH-APTON, or Bergh-Apton, a parish in Loddon [registration] district, Norfolk, 2½ miles SSW of Buckenham [railway] station, and 3 NW of Loddon. It has a post office, of the name of Bergh-Apton, under Norwich. Acres: 1,620. Real property: £3,931. Population: 544. Houses: 129. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Holverstone, in the diocese of Norwich. Value: £573. Patron: the Earl of Abergavenny. The church has a lofty tower, and is good. There are a national school, and charities £117."

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  • Ancestry.co.uk has the following lists as of 2018 (UK or worldwide Ancestry membership or library access required). With the exception of the index to wills these files are browsible images of the original documents. The files are separated by type and broken down into time periods (i.e., "Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812" is more than one file). The general explanatory notes are worth reading for those unfamiliar with English parish records.
  • Index to wills proved in the Consistory Court of Norwich : and now preserved in the District Probate Registry at Norwich
  • Norfolk, England, Bishop's Transcripts, 1579-1935
  • Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812
  • Norfolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915
  • Norfolk, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1990
  • Norfolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1940
  • FindMyPast is another pay site with large collection of parish records. As of October 2018 they had 20 types of Norfolk records available to browse including Land Tax Records and Electoral Registers.
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