Place:Lynford, Norfolk, England

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Lynford is a village and civil parish in the Breckland District of Norfolk, England. The parish covers an area of 24.72 km2 (9.54 sq mi), and the 2001 UK census recorded a population of 157 in 81 households. (Comparative values for 2011 not given.) Lynford lies 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Brandon in Suffolk and between Mundford, 2 miles (3.2 km) to the northwest, and Thetford, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) to the southeast, on the A134 road. It lies deep within Breckland forestry land between the Stanford Battle Area and Thetford Forest.

Lynford absorbed the neighbouring parishes of Santon and West Tofts in 1935.

Lynford is served by Our Lady of Consolation and Saint Stephen chapel of ease joined to Saint Mary's Catholic Church, Thetford.

Lynford Hall, which is actually closer to Mundford, was rebuilt in the 19th century by Stephens Lyne-Stephens who was known as the richest commoner in England.

Research Tips

• GENUKI provides a list of references for Lynford. Some entries lead to free online transcriptions of registers and censuses.
• Ordnance Survey Map of Norfolk revised 1944 and, for comparison, another map of Norfolk dated 1917.
• 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.