England &
Wales Hardwicke Marriage Index |
The ParishThere are two parishes named Roydon in Norfolk, the qualifier indicating that this one is in western Norfolk about 6 miles east of the port of King's Lynn. Roydon sits about a miles south of the A148 road which links King's Lynn to the market town of Fakenham. Roydon is a rather scattered settlement almost merging with its larger neighbour (to its east) Grimston, the main settlements being gathered around a double crossroads with the Grimston-King's Lynn road and a parallel one further north. Roydon is sited on an area of heathland which formed on the sandstones of the Norfolk Carrstone, this rather infertile sandy rock was rather unsuitable for arable agriculture and at the time of this transcript sheep farming would have predominated. Nowadays the common (southwest of the village) is an important recreational area as well as a nature reserve for heathland species. Roydon is sited at a mere 15 metres above sea level, low hills rise to its east to the chalky ridge carrying Peddars Way whilst the plain descends to the Wash coast to the west. Most drainage is heading southwards to the Gaywood River which heads westwards to meet the Wash in northern King's Lynn. Roydon parish was a relatively small one covering just over 1,100 acres and it supported a small population of about 170 parishioners. In Domesday times Roydon was held by one Bishop Odo of Bayeux and supported a rather impressive 29 ploughs as well as meadows, woodlands, fisheries and salthouses; a counted of 13 mills is also impressive - it is clear that Roydon was a more significant settlement in those times than it is now. |
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Register No | Covering Dates | Deposited With | Register Style | Quality Standard | Comments |
1 | 3rd April 1755 - 25th December 1811 | Norfolk Record Office - Reference - PD/724/3 | Standard preprinted and self-numbered Marriage register with 4 entries per page | Grade 5 Register - the condition of this register is such that the transcript carries a "health warning" as to the likelihood of being substantially incorrect | This register has suffered such damage through damp as to be unfit for production, fortunately a contemporary transcript was made by the rector as PD/724/4 and this mitigates the loss from view of the original and carries a Grade 1 rating |
2 | 27th October 1813 - 23rd July 1836 | Norfolk Record Office - Reference - PD/724/5 | Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register | Grade 1 Register - Few issues noted and a low likelihood of misreads | None |
Castlle
Rising St Lawrence
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Congham St
Andrew
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Congham
St Andrew
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Castle Rising
St Lawrence
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Congham St
Andrew
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Grimston
St Botolph
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Grimston St
Botolph
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Grimston
St Botolph
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