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Name | Brandon Parva |
Alt names | Brandim | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 187 | | Brandon-Parva | source: Family History Library Catalog | | Little Brandon | source: Family History Library Catalog |
Type | Hamlet, Parish (ancient), Civil parish |
Coordinates | 52.618°N 1.05°E |
Located in | Norfolk, England ( - 1935) |
See also | Forehoe Hundred, Norfolk, England | hundred in which it was located | | Forehoe Rural, Norfolk, England | rural district in which it was located 1894-1935 | | Runhall, Norfolk, England | civil parish into which it merged in 1935 | | South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England | district 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
Brandon Parva is a small village near East Dereham and Norwich in Norfolk, England. It became part of the civil parish of Runhall in 1935 and had an approximate population of 30 in March 2011. In 1871 it had a population of 208. (Source: A Vision of Britain through Time)
It is a separated village which consists of Brandon Parva near the church and Upper Brandon Parva (redirected here) further up the road with scattered housing.
The village of Barnham Broome is within walking distance.
Research Tips
- GENUKI provides a list of references for Brandon Parva. Some entries lead to free online transcriptions of registers and censuses.
- GENUKI also supplies a map illustrating the individual parishes of Forehoe Hundred.
- GENUKI also advises that the following lists for Norfolk are to be found in FamilySearch:
- England, Norfolk, Parish Registers (County Record Office), 1510-1997
- England, Norfolk Archdeacon's Transcripts, 1600-1812
- England, Norfolk Bishop's Transcripts, 1685-1941
- England, Norfolk Marriage Bonds, 1557-1915
- England, Norfolk Non-conformist Records, 1613-1901
- 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.
Categories: Norfolk, England | Brandon Parva, Norfolk, England | Forehoe Hundred, Norfolk, England | Forehoe Rural, Norfolk, England | Runhall, Norfolk, England | South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
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