Cantley, Norfolk Genealogy

England   Norfolk  Norfolk Parishes

Parish History
CANTLEY (St. Margaret), a parish, in the union and hundred of Blofield, E. division of Norfolk, 4½ miles (S. by W.) from Acle.

Cantley St Margaret is an Ancient Parish in the Blofield deaneryof the Diocese of Norwich.The church of St. Margaret is set at the northern side of the village. The first church to be built where St Margaret's now stands was constructed of wood in Saxon times. The Normans rebuilt it in stone, and traces of their work can be seen in the present building. The majority of the church that survives to this day was built in the perpendicular period between 1066 and 1539. fckLRfckLR    After losing many of its treasures and falling into disrepair in the late 18th century, the church was saved by the Gilbert family who had taken up the lordship of the manor. fckLRfckLR    In 1854 St Margarets was restored, the old pews replaced, a new pulpit and reading desk were installed, the nave reroofed in 1876 and the chancel rebuilt four years later. fckLRfckLR    The bronze bell that hangs in the western tower inscribed J.B. 1639 remained unused for centuries until the housing was recently refurbished. Margart Mitchell has provided a picture ofSt. Margaret Church. fckLRfckLR     Legend has it that a headless horseman rides through Cantley at midnight. and a pot of gold lying at the bottom of a dark pool guarded by an evil presence. &lt;br&gt;     Additional information can be found at Genuki.org.uk. fckLRfckLR

Resources
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Civil Registration
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Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD. fckLRfckLR*Blofield 1837-1938 fckLR*Norwich Outer 1939-1974 fckLR*NorwichfckLRfckLR

Church records
fckLRfckLRContributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, non conformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. Add links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection fckLRfckLRImages of the parish registers may be viewed online in Historic Records (formerly Record Search) Norfolk Record Office reference PD 291&lt;br&gt; fckLRfckLR

Census records
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Land Records
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Poor Law Unions
fckLRfckLRFor 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?Blofield/Blofield.shtml&lt;br&gt; fckLRfckLRThe union consisted of the following parishes: Acle, Beighton, Blofield, Bradestone, Brundall, Buckenham Ferry, Burlingham St Andrew, Burlingham St Edmund, Burlingham St Peter, Cantley, Freethorpe, Halvergate, Hassingham, Hemblington, Limpenhoe, Lingwood, Moulton, Great Plumstead, Little Plumstead, Postwick, Ranworth with Panxworth, Reedham, Southwood, Strumpshaw, Thorpe St Andrew, Tunstall, Upton with Fishley, Walsham St Lawrence, Walsham St Mary, Wickhampton, Witton, Woodbastwick.&lt;br&gt;Blofield Union was incorporated under the 1834 Act. The Union Workhouse was opened in 1836 at Lingwood. Blofield Union Board of Guardians was replaced by Guardians Committee No. 3 in 1930.&lt;br&gt;Received by the Norfolk Record Office on 6 May 1971 (C/GP2/29) and on unknown dates&lt;br&gt; fckLRfckLRNorfolk Poor Law Unions fckLRfckLR

Probate records
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Maps and Gazetteers
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Web sites
fckLRfckLRhttp://www.achurchnearyou.com/cantley-st-margaret/ for details of the parish. fckLRfckLRhttp://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-228599-church-of-st-margaret-cantley/bingmap British Listed buildings&lt;br&gt; fckLRfckLRhttp://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/cantley/cantley.htm Norfolk Churches website&lt;br&gt; fckLRfckLRResources fckLRfckLR {{reflist} fckLRfckLR&lt;/ref&gt;