Corpusty, Norfolk Genealogy

England  Norfolk  Corpusty



Parish History
Corpusty St Peter is an Ancient parish in the Diocese of Norwich.

The church was declared redundant in the 1960's but has been the focus of preservation efforts. See the web links below for details of interventions to try to preserve and secure the building.

The tower has been retained.

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Corpusty like this:

CORPUSTY, a parish in Aylsham district, Norfolk; on the river Bure, 5½ miles NW of Aylsham, and 11 ENE of Elmham r. station. Post town, Heydon, under Norwich. Acres, 1, 018. Real property, £1, 509. Pop., 425. Houses, 107. The property is subdivided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £62. Patron, the Bishop of Norwich. The church has a square tower, and is good. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists.

Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.


 * Aylsham 1837-1938
 * North Walsham 1939-1974

Church records
Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, non conformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records. Add links to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection

Norfolk Record Office referencePD 430/ 1-8.

This parish does not appear at FamilySearch Historical Records as no microfilm for the parish is held. A search of the Family History Library Catalogue indicates that the following Archdeacon's transcripts are on film but these have not yet been converted to digital images for publication.

Here is a list of church records on microfilm at the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City.

Non-Conformist Churches
Primitive Methodist and Wesleyan Methodist

Chapel, The Street, Corpusty Norfolk



It was founded in 1844 and had no graveyard. Now a private house The Primitive Methodist Chapel is located on Norwich Road. The tablet informs that it was built in 1859 and enlarged in 1911.

1936-92: minutes, accounts, collection journals and pulpit notices Repository Norfolk Record Office Record Reference FC 47/529-35 NorthWalsham Methodist circuit

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.

Index for the Census may be searched at FamilySearch Historical Records

http://www.1881pubs.com/ for details of public houses in the 1881 census

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.

Poor Law Unions
Aylsham Poor Law Union

Norfolk 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.


 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Web sites
http://www.friendsoffriendlesschurches.org.uk/churches/corpusty/corpusty.htm Friends of Friendless Churches who care for the building

http://www.sevenchurches.org.uk/parishes/saxthorpe-corpusty.html Saxthorpe-Corpusty parish

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpusty for information about the village, church and parish

http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/corpusty/corpusty.htm Norfolk Churches site for photos and description of the church