Norwich St Peter Mancroft, Norfolk Genealogy

Parish History
Norwich St Peter Mancroft is Ancient parish within the city and Diocese of Norwich.

It is the largest parish church in the city. It was founded possibly by Ralph de Guader, the earl of Norfolk shortly after 1066 as one of the three churches in the new ‘French Borough’ (the others were St Stephen and St Giles). The original church appears to have had a central tower. The present building was erected between 1430 and 1455. The wealth of the parish is shown by the fact that it is entirely faced with freestone, and flint is used only for flushwork. It retains its medieval appearance externally with the exception of the top of the tower: the spire, ‘pepperpots’ at the corners, and zig-zag parapet were added in 1895.

Church records
parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

Civil Registration Districts

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

Poor Law Unions
Norwich Poor Law Union

See also England Norfolk Poor Law Union Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Norfolk Poor Law Unions

Probate records
Norfolk Probate Jurisdictions Parishes I through N

Maps and Gazetteers
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851

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