Place:Heckingham, Norfolk, England

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NameHeckingham
Alt namesEkinchamsource: Domesday Book (1985) p 190
Hechinheamsource: Domesday Book (1985) p 190
Hethinghamsource: Domesday Book (1985) p 190
Kechingasource: Domesday Book (1985) p 190
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates52.519°N 1.525°E
Located inNorfolk, England
See alsoClavering Hundred, Norfolk, Englandhundred in which it was located
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog
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Heckingham is a small village and civil parish in Norfolk, England, about a mile east of Loddon. It covers an area of 4.46 km2 (1.72 sq mi) and had a population of 143 in 53 households at the 2001 UK census, increasing to 179 at the 2011 UK census.

Its church (now closed for worship), is dedicated to St. Gregory, and is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. It is in care of the Churches Conservation Trust, and is a Grade I listed building.

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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