Place:Norton Subcourse, Norfolk, England

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NameNorton Subcourse
Alt namesNorfensource: Domesday Book (1985) p 192
Norton-Subcoursesource: Family History Library Catalog
Nortunasource: Domesday Book (1985) p 192
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates52.518°N 1.559°E
Located inNorfolk, England
See alsoClavering Hundred, Norfolk, Englandhundred in which it was located
Loddon and Clavering Rural, Norfolk, Englandrural district 1894-1935
Loddon Rural, Norfolk, Englandrural district 1935-1974
South Norfolk District, Norfolk, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia

Norton Subcourse is a small village and civil parish in Norfolk, England, about 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Great Yarmouth. It covers an area of 2,233 acres (904 ha) and had a population of 303 in 115 households at the 2001 UK census, reducing to a population of 298 in 119 households at the 2011 UK census.

Its church, St Mary, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.

Norton Subcourse is mentioned in the Domesday Book as one of the settlements in Clavering Hundred.

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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