1813 to 1880 Baptism Project Hempstead (with Eccles) St Andrew |
Baptisms 1813 to 1880
The parish of Hempstead is one of 2 in Norfolk bearing
that name, this version is situated on the northeastern coast of Norfolk
and incorporates the now subsumed former parish of Eccles. Hempstead is
located about 1 mile from the coast and is roughly 2 miles northeast of
the large village of Stalham. Hempstead is not a village as such and has
no obvious village centre rather it is a straggle of cottages and farms
lying on or close by the narrow winding coastal lane. Eccles is represented
by the rather ramshackle and eccentric chalets of Eccles on Sea which
sit where the emerging cliffs rise from the dune coast of further south.
This is an area subjective to intensive coastal erosion and has a rather
precarious existence. The soils here are light and rather sandy but would
have provided the main economy as there is no safe harbour, other than
the beach, for boats on this stretch. |
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A single standard 800-entry register book covers the period of the transcript and continues into the 20th century. This register is filmed on Microfilm MF1622 in the collection of Norfolk Record Office which was used to prepare this transcript. This film is one of the more recent filmings and as such benefits from the good quality of images now being achieved. As a consequence this was a relatively straightforward piece to transcribe and hopefully few errors will have been made. |
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