Heydon, Norfolk Genealogy

England   Norfolk

Parish History
Heydon St Peter and St Paul is an an Ancient Parish in the diocese of Norwich.

The church is noted for the mediaeval wall paintings.

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
 * Norwich Outer 1939-1974
 * Norwich

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

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

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.

Poor Law Unions
Aylsham     http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Aylsham/Aylsham.shtml

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.achurchnearyou.com/heydon-st-peter-st-paul/ for information about the parish

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=78248 British History online

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tinstaafl/Church_Pages/heydon.htm for transcript information and photographs

http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/heydon/heydon.htm Norfolk Churches website

http://www.imdb.com/search/title?endings=on&amp;&amp;locations=Heydon,%20Norfolk,%20England,%20UK&amp;&amp;heading=18;with+locations+including;Heydon,%20Norfolk,%20England,%20UK for film locations in the village