Norwich St Stephen, Norfolk Genealogy

History
Norwich St Stephen is an Ancient parish in the city and has parts of the building which preceded the Reformation.

The present Church is Medieval. The tower and side walls are the oldest parts of the building. They date back to the middle of the 14th century. By 1500 the central part of the Church became unsafe. The chancel was rebuilt before the Reformation, and the nave was completed after it, in 1550.

It contains many monuments for leading figures in the city history over centuries.

Church Records
Images of the parish register for this parish are available on FamilySearch Records (formerly Record Search)

Poor Law Unions

 * For more information on the history of the workhouse, see Peter Higginbotham's web site: www.workhouses.org.uk and http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Norwich/Norwich.shtml

Civil Registration Districts

 * Norwich

Probate Jurisdictions
Norfolk Probate Jurisdictions Parishes I through N

Maps
England Jurisdictions 1851