Herringfleet, Suffolk Genealogy

England   Suffolk     Parishes   Herringfleet

Parish History
Herringfleet St Margaret is an Ancient Parish in the Diocese of Norwich and the county of Suffolk.The church has a round tower that predates the thatched nave, and a fine flint wall separating churchyard from road.

Church Records
The parish registers combined with those for Ashby St Mary, Norfolk from 1553 and Gunton from 1734 are available in images on Record Search.

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
Herringfleet is in Mutford district. To search an index of Mutford district records go to FreeBMD. The Suffolk Civil Registration article tells more about these records. Civil Registration began in 1837.

Maps
England Jurisdictions 1851