1813 to 1880 Baptism Project Witton by Norwich St Margaret |
Baptisms 1813 to 1880
Norfolk possesses two parishes named Witton and to add
to the confusion both have a church dedicated to St Margaret. This Witton
(with the suffix "by Norwich") is located about 5 miles due
east of the city of Norwich. This Witton is sited just north of the A47
road which connects Norwich to Great Yarmouth in a network of small parishes
between the Yare river and the Norfolk Broads. Formerly a very small village,
little more than a hamlet, Witton has grown in recent times as a number
of cottages have been bought up by commuters attracted to the rural life
yet within a few minutes commute of the city. The busy A47 dual-carriageway
runs through the south of the parish giving access to the regions main
truck roads. Witton likes to keep its feet dry being 20 metres above the
River Yare and largely consists of arable farmland on the sandy soils
covering what was once an extension of Norwich's Mousehold Heath as a
ridge of glacial deposits into the heart of Broadland. |
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A single standard 800-entry register book covers the whole of the period of this transcript and indeed was deposited in 1992 incomplete. This register is filmed on Microfilm MF1641 in the collection of the Norfolk Record Office which was used to prepare this transcript. This film is one of the more recent filmings and benefits greatly from the improvements in quality which modern techniques can bring. The images are clear and sharp and whilst the handwriting is a little tricky at times to read, overall this was a straightforward transcript to prepare. |
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