Little Barningham, Norfolk, England Genealogy
Guide to Little Barningham, Norfolk ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
| Little Barningham | |
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| Type | Ancient Parish |
| Civil Jurisdictions | |
| County | Norfolk |
| Hundred | South Erpingham |
| Poor Law Union | Aylsham |
| Registration District | Aylsham |
| Records Begin | |
| Parish registers | 1558 |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1600 |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Rural Deanery | Ingworth |
| Diocese | Norwich |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Probate Court | Court of the Archdeaconry of Norwich |
| Archive | |
| Norfolk Record Office | |
Parish History
BARNINGHAM, LITTLE (St. Andrew), a parish, in the union of Aylsham, hundred of South Erpingham, E. division of Norfolk, 6 miles (N. W. by N.) from Aylsham. [1] Little Barningham or Barningham Parva St Andrew is an Ancient Parish in the Diocese of Norwich.
A medieval building extensively restored in the nineteenth century especially in the 1870's.
There is a Jacobean box or pew which dates from 1640 and has the inscription: “FOR COUPLES JOYND IN WEDLOCK AND MY FRIENDS THAT STRANGER IS, THIS SEAT DID I INTEND BUILT AT THE COST AND CHARGE OF STEVEN CROSBEE. ALL YOU THAT DOE THIS SPACE PASS BY, AS YOU ARE NOWE, EVEN SO WAS I. REMEMBER DEATH FOR YOU MUST DYE AND AS I AM SOE SHALL YOU BE PREPARE THEREFORE TO FOLLOW ME”. The carving of a skeleton in a shroud at one corner of the box described by Pevsner was stolen in 1996 having been in place for 400 years, It has been replaced by a modern carving.
Little Barningham is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is 19 miles (31 km) north of Norwich, 10 miles (16 km) south-west of Cromer and 133 miles (214 km) north-east of London.
For local government purposes Little Barningham is within the area covered by North Norfolk District Council.
Resources
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- Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes
Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.
- See England Civil Registration for online resources and information.
- Norfolk Record Office
Registration Districts
- 1837-1938 Aylsham
- 1939-1974 Norwich Outer
- Norwich
Church Records
The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor.
Non-Conformist refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.
Church of England
Due to the increasing access of online records:
- Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified
- Dates in the following table are approximate
Hover over the collection's title for more information
| Little Barningham Online Parish Records | ||||||
| FamilySearch Collections-Norfolk | ||||||
| FamilySearch Parish Registers-Norfolk | ||||||
| FamilySearch Bishop's Transcripts-Norfolk | ||||||
| FamilySearch Archdeacon's Transcripts-Norfolk | ||||||
| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog | ||||||
| FreeREG | ||||||
| Findmypast-Norfolk ($) | ||||||
| Findmypast Bishop's Transcript-Norfolk ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry Church of England-Norfolk (Early) ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry Church of England-Norfolk (Late) ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry Church of England-Norfolk (Transcriptions) ($) | ||||||
| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($) | 1500s-1900s |
1500s-1900s |
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| Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage | ||||||
| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free) | ||||||
| National Burial Index-FMP (Free) | ||||||
Other Websites
These databases have incomplete parish coverage.
- Joiner Marriage Index - Norfolk ($)
- The Genealogist Parish Registers - Norfolk ($)
- Norfolk Transcription Archive
- UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
- Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records
Nonconformist Records
"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.
- 1613-1901 England, Norfolk Non-conformist Records, 1613-1901 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index (dates may vary by parish)
- 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast - index & images ($); coverage may vary
Census Records
Census records from 1841 to 1921 are available online. See England Census for more resources.
Poor Law Unions
Probate Records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Norfolk Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
Maps and Gazetteers
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Websites
- Little Barningham on GenUKI
- for information about the parish
- St Andrew's Church, Little Barningham - Description & Photos Seven Churches Website
- photographs of the village
- Norfolk Churches website
References
- ↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England(1848), pp. 148-153. Date accessed 22 April 2013.