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"WALSHAM (SOUTH), a village in the hundred of WALSHAM, county of NORFOLK, 2 miles (N.W. by W.) from Acle, comprising the parishes of St. Lawrence and St. Mary, in the archdeaconry and dioeese of Norwich, and containing 524 inhabitants. The living of St. Lawrence's is a rectory, rated in the king's books at £13.6.8., and in the patronage of the President and Fellows of Queen's College, Cambridge: that of St. Mary's is a discharged vicarage, rated in the king's books at £ 5, and in the patronage of the Bishop of Norwich, by lapse. The church of St. Mary only remains." [Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England (1831) - copyright © Mel Lockie]
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South Walsham is about 9 miles E.N.E. of Norwich.
It consists of the parishes of St Lawrence and St Mary.
See also North Walsham.
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- 1891: Surname List - South Walsham St Mary (this is a link to an archived copy)
- 1891: Surname List - South Walsham St Lawrence (this is a link to an archived copy)
- In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Blofield, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
It could have been in a different deanery or archdeaconry both before and after this date. - The parish churches are dedicated to St Lawrence and St Mary.
For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), South Walsham was in Blofield Registration District.
- Fairhaven Garden Trust
- Woodland and water garden left in trust by the 2nd Lord Fairhaven in 1973.
- 1883: Kelly's Directory for Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (this is a link to an archived copy)
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from South Walsham to another place.
South Walsham is in Walsham Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Walsham Hundred
- Description of Walsham Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- Great Britain. Inclosure Commissioners
- Statement of claims (46): South Walsham Saint Lawrence and Saint Mary.
Drawn up in pursuance of the Act of Inclosure, 1801.
[1802] - Great Britain: Statute
- South Walsham Inclosure and Drainage Act, 1801.
An act for dividing, allotting, and inclosing, the open field, commonable marsh lands, half year shack lands, commons, and waste grounds, within the parishes of South Walsham Saint Lawrence, and South Walsham Saint Mary, in the county of Norfolk: and for draining and preserving the same: 20th June 1801.
[London, George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1801]
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TG364132 (Lat/Lon: 52.664775, 1.495169), South Walsham which are provided by:
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- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- After 1834 South Walsham became part of the Blofield Union, and the workhouse was at Lingwood.