Place:Forncett, Norfolk, England

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NameForncett
TypeCivil parish
Coordinates52.491°N 1.188°E
Located inNorfolk, England     (1935 - )
See alsoDepwade Rural, Norfolk, Englandrural district in which it was located 1935-1974
Forncett-St. Peter, Norfolk, Englandcivil parish from which Forncett was formed in 1935
Forncett-St. Mary, Norfolk, Englandcivil parish from which Forncett was formed in 1935
South Norfolk District, Norfolk, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
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Forncett is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 10.76 km2 (4.15 sq mi) and had a population of 1,000 in 381 households at the 2001 UK census, increasing to 1,126 at the 2011 UK census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of South Norfolk.

It was formed in 1935 from the from the parishes of Forncett-St. Peter, Forncett-St. Mary and the hamlet of Forncett End.

Research Tips

Most genealogical references will be found under the earlier civil and ecclesiastical parishes making up Forncett.

  • GENUKI also advises that the following lists for Norfolk are to be found in FamilySearch:
  • 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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