Place:Mintlyn, Norfolk, England

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NameMintlyn
Alt namesMintlynnsource: GENUKI
Mintlinsource: GENUKI
Mintlingsource: GENUKI
Mintlinnsource: GENUKI
TypeExtra parochial area, Civil parish
Coordinates52.7431°N 0.4577°E
Located inNorfolk, England     ( - 1935)
See alsoFreebridge Lynn Hundred, Norfolk, Englandhundred in which it was located
Freebridge Lynn Rural, Norfolk, Englandrural district in which it was located 1894-1935
Bawsey, Norfolk, Englandparish into which it was absorbed in 1935
King's Lynn and West Norfolk District, Norfolk, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
source: Family History Library Catalog

A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Mintlyn from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:

"MINTLYN, a parish in Freebridge-Lynn [registration] district, Norfolk; adjacent to the East Anglian railway, 2½ miles E by S of King's Lynn. Post town, [King's] Lynn. Acres: 1,100. Real property: £985. Population: 46. Houses: 4. The property belongs to R. Bagge, Esq. The living is a donative, not in charge, in the diocese of Norwich. The church is in ruins."

Mintlyn was originally classified as an extraparochial area, but was made a civil parish in 1858. From 1894 until 1935 it was part of Freebridge Lynn Rural District. In 1935 the civil parish was abolished and the area and its inhabitants were absorbed into the neighbouring parish of Bawsey. It is now considered one of Norfolk's lost settlements. (Source:Wikipedia)

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.