Place:Stanfield, Norfolk, England

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NameStanfield
Alt namesStanfeldasource: Domesday Book (1985) p 194
Stanueldasource: Domesday Book (1985) p 194
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates52.735°N 0.866°E
Located inNorfolk, England
See alsoLaunditch Hundred, Norfolk, Englandhundred in which it was located
Mitford and Launditch Rural, Norfolk, Englandrural district 1894-1974
Breckland 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

Stanfield is a civil parish in Norfolk, England. It covers an area of 3.80 km2 (1.47 sq mi) and had a population of 162 in the UK census of 2011, and 144 at the 2001 UK census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the Breckland District.

Stanfield is situated 8 km south of Fakenham. The area surrounding the parish is mostly agricultural (crops rather than livestock). The Anglican church is dedicated to St. Margaret.

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.

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