Norwich St Augustine, Norfolk Genealogy

Parish History
Norwich st Augustine is an Ancient Parish in the city and Diocese of Norwich.

A medieval church It is probably named for St Augustine of Canterbury, who was sent to England by Gregory the Great in 597, although there is a possibility it may be named for Augustine of Hippo.

The orginal tower colleapsed in 1677 and the redbrick tower built on the original base in the 1680's. Parishioners became known as the "Red Steeplers" from the distinct tower in the city.

the rest of the church is built of flint and has undergone internal renovation.

The parish was united with various neighbouring ones – St Mary Coslany, St George Colegate – over the years, but was finally united with St Luke, Aylsham Road, before being declared redundant in 1997 and is now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

Church records
Images of the parish register for this parish are available on Record Search

Civil Registration Districts

 * Norwich
 * registration events post 1837 may be searched online at Free BMD

Poor Law Unions

 * Norwich: For more information on the history of the workhouse, see Peter Higginbotham's web site: www.workhouses.org.uk and http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Norwich/Norwich.shtml
 * Norfolk Poor Law Unions

Census records

Contributor: Include an overview if there is any unique information, such as the census for X year was destroyed. Add a link to online sites for indexes and/or images. Also add a link to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection.

Probate records
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851

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External Sites
http://www.georgeplunkett.co.uk for historic photographs

Norwich Historic Churches Trust http://www.norwich-churches.org/index.asp