Place:Stanhoe, Norfolk, England

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NameStanhoe
Alt namesStanhosource: Domesday Book (1985) p 194
Stanhousource: Domesday Book (1985) p 194
Stanhowsource: alternate spelling
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates52.899°N 0.673°E
Located inNorfolk, England
See alsoSmithdon Hundred, Norfolk, Englandhundred in which it was located
Docking Rural, Norfolk, Englandrural district 1894-1974
King's Lynn and West Norfolk District, Norfolk, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Stanhoe is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, 6.4 miles (10.2 km) from the North Sea. It covers an area of 6.06 km2 (2.34 sq mi) and had a population of 196 in 97 households at the 2001 census, increasing to 289 at the UK 2011 census when the small parish (less that 100 inhabitants) of Bagthorpe with Barmer was included. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the District of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

The nearest large village is Docking. Also near Stanhoe and North Creake are to be found remains of Creake Abbey.

For a period during the 19th century, its parish priest was Philip Ward, husband of Nelson's daughter Horatia.

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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