Norwich St James with Pockthorpe, Norfolk Genealogy

England Norfolk  Norfolk Parishes  St James with Pockthorpe

Parish History
Norwich St James with Pockthorpe is an Ancient Parish within the city and Dioces of Norwich.

A mediaeval church declared redundant and converted in the 1970's to become the Norwich Puppet Theatre the building is in the care of the Norwich Historic Churches Trust and receives over 10,000 visitors a year to performances.

POCKTHORPE, ahamlet-chapelry in Norwich,St. James parish, Norfolk; within Norwich city. Real property, £3, 239. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the living.

Church records
 parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

Pockthorpe chapelry registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

Civil Registration Districts

 * Norwich

Poor Law Unions
Norwich Poor Law Union

See also England Norfolk Poor Law Union Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Norfolk Poor Law Unions

Census records
Find my Past census search 1841-1901

Probate records
Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Norwich

Maps and Gazetteers
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.


 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * George Plunkett Map of Norwich Parishes
 * Norwich Ordnance Survey Map (Incl 1838, 1898-1899, 1922 and present day). www.cassinimaps.com
 * Vision of Britain

Websites

 * Historic Photographes on George Plunkett website
 * St James Mill on Norwich 12, An initiative of the Heritage, Economic & Regeneration Trust. The mill was a major employer in the 1800s.