Witton (near Brundall), Norfolk Genealogy

History
Witton St Margaret known as Witton-by-Norwich is an ancient parish in the Diocese of Norwich, Blofield Deanery. Confusingly there is another Witton St Margaret in the Waxham deanery. Additional photos and information are available throught the Norfolk Churches website.

Church records
This parish does not appear on Record Search as no microfilm for the parish is held A search of the Family History Library Catalogue indicates that the following Archdeacon's transcripts are on film but these have not yet been converted to digital images for publication

Civil Registration Districts

 * Blofield 1837-1938
 * Norwich Outer 1939-1974
 * Norwich
 * registration events post 1837 may be searched online at Free BMD

Poor Law Unions
Blofield     http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Blofield/Blofield.shtml

The 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. 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. Received by the Norfolk Record Office on 6 May 1971 (C/GP2/29) and on unknown dates

Norfolk Poor Law Unions

Probate records
Norfolk Probate Jurisdictions Parishes T through Z

Maps and Gazetteers
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England Jurisdictions 1851

Web Links
http://www.achurchnearyou.com/venue-10083/ information about the parish

http://www.broadland.gov.uk/leisure_and_tourism/1185.asp Blofield Deanery

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tinstaafl/Church_Pages/witton_by_nwalsham.htm for photographs and Baptism transcripts

http://www.broadland.gov.uk/leisure_and_tourism/1185.asp Postwick with Witton

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51420 British History online

http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/witton/witton2.htm Norfolk Churches website