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"SEDGEFORD, a parish and scattered village, in the vale of a small rivulet, between Heacham and Docking, 13 miles N.N.E. of Lynn, has 669 inhabitants, and 4,001 acres, of which, 2,036 acres, with the manor and great tithes, are held of the Dean and Chapter of Norwich, by the Rev. S. C. E. N. Rolfe, M.A., of Heacham Hall. The rest belongs partly to the latter, H. L. S. Le Strange, Esq., Capt. Davy, and several smaller proprietors. The Dean and Chapter are also patrons of the vicarage, valued in K. B. at £8, and in 1831 at £246. It is enjoyed by the Rev. C.F. Millard, of Norwich, with 3½A. of glebe. The CHURCH (St. Mary,) has a round tower, . . . The east window has been filled with beautiful stained glass, in various designs, by Mr. Wailes, of Newcastle-on-Tyne. The Wesleyans have a small chapel here. A National School has lately been erected by the Rev. S. C. E. N. Rolfe. . . . In the parish was anciently a hamlet called Gnatyngdon, or Nettington, held by Godwin Halden, " [William White History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Ian Wegg]
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Cemetery, Sedgeford, Cemetery |
- 1891: Surname List (this is a link to an archived copy)
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Censuses
- In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Heacham, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
It could have been in a different deanery or archdeaconry both before and after this date. - The parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin.
- Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Description and pictures.
- Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Minister, address, etc.
- Marriages 1560-1837
- See Phillimore's Marriage Registers, Volume 12.
- Marriages
- These are included in Boyd's Marriage Index.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Church Records
For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Sedgeford was in Docking Registration District.
- Sedgeford Village Pages
- News, events, church, map, pictures, etc.
- Sedgeford Mill
- Description and picture.
- SHARP: Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research Project
- Excavations, finds, etc.
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- 1864: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- 1883: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- 1883: Kelly's Directory for Cambridgeshire, Norfolk & Suffolk (this is a link to an archived copy)
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Sedgeford to another place.
Sedgeford is in Smithdon Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Smithdon Hundred
- Description of Smithdon Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- No author
- The Thunderstorm which took place at Sedgeford in the County of Norfolk, on the Fifth of July, 1819, with remarks, etc.
[Religious Tract Society, London, 1830?] - Hammond, Janet
- Sedgeford.
[Stoke Ferry, Daedalus Press, 1977] - Ingleby, Holcombe
- The Charm of a Village. An account of Sedgeford with its history and its carnivals.
[London, Clement Ingleby, 1925]
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TF711367 (Lat/Lon: 52.900153, 0.541932), Sedgeford which are provided by:
- OpenStreetMap
- Google Maps
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- Old Maps Online
- 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.
- Roll of Honour
- World Wars 1 and 2.
- Rolfe
- See Norfolk People and Families
- After 1834 Sedgeford became part of the Docking Union, and the workhouse was at Docking.