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- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia
Twyford is a hamlet and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It is situated on the A1067 road, some 12 km (7.5 mi) southeast of the town of Fakenham and 28 km (17 mi) northwest of the city of Norwich.
The civil parish is small with an area of 2.13 km2 (0.82 sq mi) and in the 2001 UK census had a population of 26 in 14 households. At the 2011 UK census the population remained less than 100 and was included with that of the civil parish of Guist, immediately to the north. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the Breckland District Council.
The name Twyford derives from the Anglo Saxon and means 'double ford'. There are several other places called Twyford throughout England.
Research Tips
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- 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.
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