Winterton, Norfolk Genealogy

England Norfolk   Norfolk Parishes

Parish History
WINTERTON (All Saints), a parish, in the East and West Flegg incorporation, hundred of West Flegg, E. division of Norfolk, 8¾ miles (N. by W.) from Yarmouth.

Winterton All Saints is an Ancient Parish in the Diocese of Norwich.

A Church is known to have existed in Winterton (known then as Wintretona) from Saxon times. Some experts have suggested East Somerton was the original parent community, whose farmers took their boats during the wintertime to fish in the North Sea, so that by Norman times Winterton had become a community in its own right, nearer the coast. This probably explains the name of the village - the 'tun' (settlement) used in winter.

The earliest remaining part of the Church dedicated now to The Holy Trinity and All Saints is from the 13th century and the tower is visible at sea.

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.


 * Flegg 1837-1924
 * Yarmouth and Flegg 1925-1938
 * Acle 1938-1974
 * Norwich Outer
 * Norwich

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

Winterton cum east Somerton Norfolk Record Office reference PD 463/1-8

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

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?Flegg/Flegg.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/winterton-holy-trinity-all-saints/ for details of the parish

http://web.archive.org/web/20010713160641/www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/church/ub/wing1.htm history of the church

http://www.tournorfolk.co.uk/winterton.html tour of the village and church

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