Place:Middleton, Norfolk, England

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NameMiddleton
Alt namesMiddeltunasource: Domesday Book (1985) p 192
Mideltunasource: Domesday Book (1985) p 192
Mildetunasource: Domesday Book (1985) p 192
Blackborough Endsource: settlement in parish
Fair Greensource: settlement in parish
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates52.717°N 0.467°E
Located inNorfolk, England
See alsoFreebridge Lynn Hundred, Norfolk, Englandhundred in which it was located
Freebridge Lynn Rural, Norfolk, Englandrural district 1894-1974
King's Lynn and West Norfolk District, Norfolk, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog
the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia

Middleton is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 5.02 sq mi (13.0 km2) and had a population of 1,516 in 621 households at the 2001 UK census, reducing to 1,450 at the 2011 UK census.

Middleton is the second village on the A47 road from King's Lynn to Norwich, North Runcton being the first. The A47 effectively divides the village in two. Fair Green and Blackborough End are areas of Middleton. Fair Green is on the northern part of the parish, whilst Blackborough End is in the southern part.

A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Middleton from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1871-72:

"MIDDLETON, a village, a parish, and a [registration] sub-district, in Freebridge-Lynn [registration] district, Norfolk. The village stands 1 1/4 mile S of the East Anglian railway, 1¾ N of the river Nar, and 3½ SE of Kings-Lynn; and has a station on the railway, and a post office under Lynn.
"The parish comprises 3,029 acres. Real property: £5,872; of which £80 are in quarries. Population: 894. Houses: 190.
"The property is divided among a few. Middleton manor, with Middleton Tower and much of the land, belongs to L. W. Jarvis, Esq. The Tower was built, in the time of Henry VI., by the Lords Scales; was recently restored and enlarged; and has an old brick turreted gate way, 54 feet by 27. Middleton Hall is the seat of Major E. Hutton; and Valleyfield is the seat of S. A. Gurney, Esq. Blackborough Manor, with the largest estate in the parish, belongs to the See of Norwich, and is now vested in the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. Blackborough priory, in the vale of the Nar, was founded, in the time of Henry II., for Benedictine nuns.
"Middleton Stop drain runs to the Wash at Lynn. A lofty circular mound, surrounded by a deep fosse, is near the church. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value: £315. Patron: W. Durst, Esq.
"The church is ancient but good; and consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a tower. There are a Wesleyan chapel and a fuel allotment."

Research Tips

  • 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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