Ringstead, Norfolk Genealogy

England   Norfolk   Norfolk Parishes

Parish History
RINGSTEAD, GREAT, a parish, in the union of Docking, hundred of Smithdon, W. division of Norfolk, 16 miles (N. N. E.) from Lynn. The church of St. Peter was pulled down in 1771.

RINGSTEAD, LITTLE (St. Andrew), a parish, in the union of Docking, hundred of Smithdon, W. division of Norfolk, 14½ miles (N. N. E.) from Lynn. The church has been demolished.

Ringstead had two churches, Ringstead St Andrew is the survivor and the ruined neighbor was demolished in 1792.

Ringstead St Andrew (Great Ringstead) is an Ancient Parish in the diocese of Norwich.

The church is a 14th century church with substantial additions in the 19th century.

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.

Civil registration District


 * Docking

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

There were 2 parishes in Great Ringstead until 1771, St. Andrew's and St. Peter's. In 1771 they were united, and St. Andrew's became the parish church.

This parish's registers do not appear at FamilySearch Historical Records as no microfilm for the parish is held A search of the Family History Library Catalogue identifies the following Archdeacon's transcripts:



Poor Law Unions

 * Docking Poor Law Union, Norfolk
 * 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

 * Ringstead Parva aka Barret-Ringstead on GenUKI
 * Great Ringstead on GenUKI