Lackford, Suffolk Genealogy

Parish History
LACKFORD (St. Lawrence), a parish, in the union and hundred of Thingoe, W. division of Suffolk, 6 miles (N.W. by N.) from Bury St. Edmund's.

Lackford is a small rural village in the Lark River Valley. It is located along the main road (A1101), almost equal distance, between the towns of Bury St. Edmunds and Mildenhall. It once had a school and post office but now has no amenities. There are about 100 houses in Lackford, about half were built after 1970. The older homes, including Lackford Manor are along the main road. The parish church dedicated to St. Lawrence is located on a rise at the edge of the village. Lackford Lakes, a series of small lakes created from former gravel pits, is a nature reserve which attracts a variety of wildfowl year round.

Refer to the works listed in Suffolk Gazetteers or England Gazetteers for source material.

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Civil Registration
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Church Records
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Church of England
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 * Joiner Marriage Index - Suffolk ($)
 * The Genealogist Parish Registers - Suffolk ($)
 * UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
 * Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records

Non-Conformists (All other Religions)

 * 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at FindMyPast ($), index and images

Probate Records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Suffolk 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
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Websites

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