Great Walsingham, Norfolk Genealogy

England   Norfolk



Parish History
Walsingham Norfolk Shrine Churches contains links to the other sites of the village as a place of pilgrimage.

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.


 * Walsingham 1837-1938
 * Fakenham 1939-1974

The Register Office, Fakenham Connect, Oak Street, Fakenham, NR21 9SR. Tel: 01328 850111. E-mail: registration.fakenham@norfolk.gov.ukPD

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 registers may be viewed online in Historic Records (formerly Record Search) Norfolk Record Office reference PD 583

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.

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

Poor Law Unions
For more information see The Workhouse, Walsingham 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.achurchnearyou.com/great-walsingham-st-peter/ for information about the parish

http://www.literarynorfolk.co.uk/great_walsingham.htm Literary Norfolk website

http://www.norfolkstainedglass.co.uk/Great_Walsingham/home.shtm stained glass of the church.

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51372 British History online

http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-223058-church-of-all-saints-and-st-peter-walsin British Listed Buildings

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