Place:Morningthorpe, Norfolk, England

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NameMorningthorpe
Alt namesMaringatorpsource: Domesday Book (1985) p 192
Morning-Thorpesource: Family History Library Catalog
Torpsource: Domesday Book (1985) p 192
TypeInhabited place
Coordinates52.483°N 1.254°E
Located inNorfolk, England
See alsoDepwade Hundred, Norfolk, Englandhundred in which it was located
Depwade Rural, Norfolk, Englandrural district in which it was located 1894-1974
Fritton, Norfolk, Englandcivil parish absorbed into Morningthorpe in 1935
South Norfolk District, Norfolk, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog
the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia

Morningthorpe is a village now in the civil parish of Morningthorpe and Fritton in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated some 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the city of Norwich. The parish includes the villages of Morningthorpe and Fritton. The two villages are 1 km apart.

The civil parish has an area of 7.74 square kilometres (2.99 sq mi) and in the 2001 UK census had a population of 253 in 94 households; the population increasing to 267 at the 2011 UK census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the District of South Norfolk. The parish was renamed to Morningthorpe and Fritton from Morningthorpe on 1 May 2012.

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

"MORNING-THORPE, a parish in Depwade [registration] district, Norfolk; 3 miles E of Forncett [railway] station, and 7¾ WNW of Bungay. Post town: Long Stratton. Acres:1,001. Real property: £2,049. Population: 140. Houses, 32. The property is not much divided. The manor of MorningThorpe belongs to E. Howes, Esq.; and that of Boyland, with Boyland Hall, belongs to F. W. Irby, Esq. [Boyland] Hall is a fine Tudor mansion of 1551, and stands in a large and well-wooded park, with an alcove containing, over its entrance-porch, a bust of queen Elizabeth, brought from Tilbury House. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value: £300. Patron: the Lord Chancellor. The church consists of nave and chancel, with a round tower; and has a fine memorial window to the late Admiral Irby. Charities, £33."

Research Tips

  • GENUKI provides a list of references for Morningthorpe. Some entries lead to free online transcriptions of registers and censuses.
  • GENUKI also advises that the following lists for Norfolk are to be found in FamilySearch:
  • 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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