Ashby, Suffolk Genealogy

History
Ashby St Mary is an Ancient parish in the Diocese of Norwich and the county of Suffolk

An octagonal round tower church the interior "barn Church" retains timbers which follow the shape of the branches from which they were cut, and is thatched. The nave beams are exposed beams underside and carrying the thatch, while the underside of the Chancel is boarded.

Parish Registers
Images of the parish registers for this parish are available on Record Search. The registers begin in 1553 and this volume includes entries for nearby Herringfleet and Gunton in a combined register.

Poor Law Unions

 * 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?Mutford/Mutford.shtml

Registration Districts

 * Mutford

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