England &
Wales Hardwicke Marriage Index |
The ParishThe parish of Swainsthorpe lies in southern Norfolk about 5 miles south of the city of Norwich. Swainsthorpe sits just west of the busy A140 road which links Norwich with Ipswich and crammed in between that road and the main railway line from Norwich to London. Swainsthorpe is a compact village with a centre grouped around the church and is largely built on an east/west running lane and its associated side roads. The area , at the time of this transcript, would have been largely devoted to arable agriculture and this still predominates although Swainsthorpe has grown in recent times to absorb some commuters from the nearby city. Swainsthorpe sits on a low ridge to the west of the valley of the River Tas, this flows northwards to join the Yare and flows into the North Sea through Great Yarmouth. Swainsthorpe is sited at around 25 metres above the sea, land drops away to the east to the Tas. Norfolk parishes in this area are notably small and Swainsthorpe is typical, it covered just over 800 acres but would have supported just under 300 parishioners. In Domesday times Swainsthorpe was shared between no fewer than 4 landholders, although the bulk was shared between two (Tovi & Eudo the steward). Swainsthorpe could boast 18 ploughs as well as a mill and woodland and meadows. |
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Register No | Covering Dates | Deposited With | Register Style | Quality Standard | Comments |
1 | 6th July 1755 - 13th November 1811 | Norfolk Record Office | Archdeacon's & Bishop's Transcripts on loose-leaf folios | Grade 4 Register - there are notable quality issues with this register which may have resulted in many misreads | The register covering this period does not survive in the public domain, Archdeacons & Bishops Transcripts of poor quality and many omissions were used to recover as many entries as possible. There is a likelihood of misreads due to the quality and a certainty of omissions due to the missing years. |
2 | 20th June 1814 - 4th June 1837 | Norfolk Record Office - Reference - PD/76/3 | Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register | Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads | None |
Swardeston
St Mary the Virgin
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Mulbarton St
Mary Magdalene
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Stoke Holy
Cross
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Mulbarton
St Mary Magdalene
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Newton Flotman
St Mary the Virgin
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Shotesham
St Mary
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