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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia
Bintree is a village and civil parish in Norfolk, England, about nine miles (14 km) southeast of Fakenham. According to the 2001 UK census it had a population of 300, increasing to 329 at the 2011 UK census. For the purposes of local government it is part of Breckland District Council.
A notable landmark in the village is the now-disused Bintry Mill.
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Bintree from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1871-72:
- "BINTREE, or Bintry, a parish in Mitford [registration] district, Norfolk; 3 miles NE of Elmham [railway] station, and 5½ WNW of Reepham. It has a post office under Thetford. Acres: 1,455. Real property: £2,853. Population: 406. Houses, 90. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Themelthorpe, in the diocese of Norwich. Value: £462. Patron: Lord Hastings. The church is good; and there are a Baptist chapel, and charities £47."
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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