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Name | Gayton Thorpe |
Alt names | Gayton-Thorpe | source: Family History Library Catalog | | Thorp | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 189 | | Torp | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 189 | | Geyton Thorpe | source: GENUKI |
Type | Parish (ancient), Civil parish |
Coordinates | 52.733°N 0.593°E |
Located in | Norfolk, England ( - 1935) |
See also | Freebridge Lynn Hundred, Norfolk, England | hundred in which it was located | | Freebridge Lynn Rural, Norfolk, England | rural district in which it was located 1894-1935 | | Gayton, Norfolk, England | parish into which it was absorbed in 1935 | | King's Lynn and West Norfolk District, Norfolk, England | district municipality covering the area since 1974 |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
Gayton Thorpe civil parish in the west of Norfolk was absorbed into Gayton, the neighbouring parish to the northwest, in 1935. When it was merged it had a population of 136 in an area of 2359 acres. (Source:A Vision of Britain through Time)
The population of the parish had ranged from 113 in 1801 to 197 in 1851 to 143 in 1911. (Source:GENUKI)
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.
Categories: Norfolk, England | Gayton Thorpe, Norfolk, England | Freebridge Lynn Hundred, Norfolk, England | Freebridge Lynn Rural, Norfolk, England | Gayton, Norfolk, England | King's Lynn and West Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
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