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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
Great Massingham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It has an area of 17.17 km2 (6.63 sq mi) and a population of 902 according to the 2011 UK census. (Source: Wikipedia)
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Great Massingham from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "MASSINGHAM (GREAT), a village and a parish in Freebridge-Lynn district, Norfolk. The village stands near the Peddar way, 7 miles NE of East Winch [railway] station, and 12 E by N of [King's] Lynn; was formerly a market town; and has a post office under Brandon, and fairs on Monday-Thursday and 8 Nov. The parish comprises 4,112 acres. Real property: £5,191. Population: 934. Houses: 191. The property is subdivided. One manor belongs to the Marquis of Cholmondeley, and another to the Earl of Leicester. An Augustinian priory was founded here, before 1260, by Nicholas le Syre; became a cell to the priory of Westacre; and, at the dissolution, was given to Sir T. Gresham. About 1,000 acres are heath and sheepwalk. Traces of ancient British dwellings exist. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value: £900. Patron: the Marquis of Cholmondeley. The church is later English; was repaired in 1865; and consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a tower. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a national school, and charities £26."
Royal Air Force Great Massingham or more simply RAF Great Massingham is a former Royal Air Force station located 8.1 miles (13.0 km) southwest of Fakenham, Norfolk and 11.7 miles (18.8 km) east of King's Lynn, Norfolk, England.
The airfield was built as a satellite airfield of RAF West Raynham in 1940. The airfield closed in 1945, although remained in use for storage until the 1950s.
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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