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Name | Ormesby St. Michael |
Alt names | Orbeslei | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 192 | | Ormesbei | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 192 | | Ormesbey | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 192 | | Ormesby | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 192 | | Ormesby St Michael | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 192; Gazetteer of Great Britain (1999) p 550 | | Osmesbei | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 192 | | Ormesby Saint Michael | source: long form | | Ormsby-St. Michael | source: FamilySearch Catalog | | Ormesby St Michael | source: Wikipedia | | Little Ormesby | source: FamilySearch Catalog |
Type | Village, Civil parish |
Coordinates | 52.6747°N 1.6675°E |
Located in | Norfolk, England |
See also | East Flegg Hundred, Norfolk, England | hundred in which it was located | | East and West Flegg Rural, Norfolk, England | rural district 1894-1935 | | Blofield and Flegg Rural, Norfolk, England | rural district 1935-1974 | | Great Yarmouth District, Norfolk, England | district municipality covering :the area since 1974 |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
NOTE:NOTE: Ormesby St. Michael should not be mistaken for the village of Ormesby St. Margaret, which lies some 3 km (1.9 mi) to the east in the parish of Ormesby St. Margaret with Scratby.
"Ormesby, Norfolk, England" is not recommended as a short form for Ormesby St Michael although it may have been used in censuses and other formal primary sources.
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- the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia
Ormesby St. Michael is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated some 12 km (7.5 mi) northwest of the town of Great Yarmouth and 25 km (16 mi) east of the city of Norwich. Nearby are Ormesby Broad and Ormesby Little Broad, both part of the Trinity Broads within The Broads--a series of lakes in this part of Norfolk.
The civil parish has an area of 4.21 km2 (1.63 sq mi) and in the 2001 UK census had a population of 297 in 128 households, increasing to 302 at the 2011 UK census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the District of Great Yarmouth.
Ormesby Manor is a Grade II listed 19th manor house with an Italianate tower.
Research Tips
- GENUKI provides a list of references for Ormesby St. Michael. Some entries lead to free online transcriptions of registers and censuses.
- GENUKI also supplies a map illustrating the individual parishes of the Hundreds of East and West Flegg.
- 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 | Ormesby St. Michael, Norfolk, England | East Flegg Hundred, Norfolk, England | East and West Flegg Rural, Norfolk, England | Blofield and Flegg Rural, Norfolk, England | Great Yarmouth District, Norfolk, England
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