Place:Weasenham St. Peter, Norfolk, England

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NameWeasenham St. Peter
Alt namesWeasenham-St. Petersource: hyphenated
Lower Weasenhamsource: alternate name
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates52.766°N 0.748°E
Located inNorfolk, England
See alsoLaunditch Hundred, Norfolk, Englandhundred in which it was located
Mitford and Launditch Rural, Norfolk, Englandrural district 1894-1974
Breckland District, Norfolk, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
source: Family History Library Catalog
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Weasenham St. Peter is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 5.79 km2 (2.24 sq mi) and had a population of 166 in 85 households at the 2001 UK census, increasing to a population of 169 in 86 households at the 2011 UK census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the District of Breckland.

GENUKI notes that Weasenham St. Peter is also known as Lower Weasenham, although it is north of its partner parish of Weasenham All Saints. It is about 7 miles southwest of Fakenham.

A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Weasenham St. Peter from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1871-72:

"WEASENHAM-ALL SAINTS and [Weasenham]-St. Peter, two parishes in Mitford [registration] district, Norfolk; 7½ and 6½ miles SW of Fakenham [railway] station. They have a post-office under Brandon. Acres: 1,988 and 1,423. Real property: £2,810 and £2,283. Population: 360 and 320. Houses: 76 and 72. The manors belong to the Earl of Leicester. The livings are conjoint vicarages in the diocese of Norwich. Value: £378. Patron: the Lord Chancellor. The churches are good; and there are two Methodist chapels, a national school, and a fuel allotment."

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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