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The ParishThe parish of Shimpling lies in southern Norfolk close to its border with neighbouring Suffolk. Shimpling lies about 4 miles northeast of the market town of Diss and just west of the A140 road which links Norwich with Ipswich. Shimpling's population live mainly alongside an east/west running lane which lies east of the Norwich to London railway line. This is prime arable agriculture countryside with the largely flat lands dominated by vast fields of grain, beet and oilseed - in the summer the large swathes of yellow dominate the scene. Shimpling lies at about 30 metres above sea level and what drainage there is heads southwards through field drains and ditches towards the River Waveney which forms the border with Suffolk and lies about 3 miles to the south. The parish is a small one, typical of the eastern half of Norfolk and covered about 800 acres, it supported a population of around 230 parishioners. In Domesday times Shimpling was obviously more important as the land was shared across no fewer than 6 separate entries in the Book, the parish then supported no fewer than 28 ploughs, a remarkable concentration in a small area; there was also land for meadow, woodland and 114 pigs! |
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Register No | Covering Dates | Deposited With | Register Style | Quality Standard | Comments |
1 | 23rd November 1756 - 4th March 1812 | Norfolk Record Office - Reference - PD/102/3 | Standard preprinted and self-numbered Marriage register with 3 entries per page | Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads | None |
2 | 5th October 1813 - 4th May 1837 | Norfolk Record Office - Reference - PD/102/4 | Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register | Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads | None |
Gissing
St Mary
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Gissing St
Mary
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Tivetshall
St Mary
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Burston St
Mary the Virgin
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Dickleburgh
All Saints
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Burston
St Mary the Virgin
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Thelveton
St Andrew
Dickleburgh All Saints |
Dickleburgh
All Saints
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