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"METTON, 3½ miles S. of Cromer, has in its parish only 71 souls, and 660 acres of land, belonging to W.H. Windham, Esq., the lord of the manor and patron of the Church (St. Andrew,) which is a discharged rectory, valued in the King's Book at £7, and consolidated with Felbrigg." [William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Pat Newby]

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Cemeteries

The Monumental Inscriptions in the Hundred of North Erpingham (Walter Rye).
The parishes covered include Metton.
See Trunch

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Census

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Church Directories

  • In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Repps, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
  • The parish church is dedicated to St Andrew.
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Church History

Church of St Andrew
Description and pictures.
Church of St Andrew
Services, etc.
Cremer, Robert
The Church of St Margaret, Felbrigg, with notes on the Church of St Andrew, Metton.
[North Walsham, Rounce and Wortley, 1980s]
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Church Records

Archdeacons' Transcripts
Baptisms 1725-1812, Marriages 1738-1803 and Burials 1731-1811.
[Parish Register Transcription Society, Dart Series, 2000?]
Archdeacons' Transcripts
Marriages (this is a link to an archived copy).
Marriages
These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's Marriage Registers.

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Civil Registration

For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Metton was in Erpingham Registration District.

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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

Metton is in North Erpingham hundred.

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Land & Property

Inclosure
See Aylmerton
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Maps

 
and nearby places.

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You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TG200374 (Lat/Lon: 52.889072, 1.26806), Metton which are provided by:

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Military Records

Roll of Honour
World Wars 1 and 2.
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

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Population

These figures are from the population tables which were produced after the 10-yearly national censuses. The "Families" heading includes families and single occupiers.

Year   Inhabited
Houses
Families Population
1801 17 17   77
1811 18 18   91
1821 19 19 101
1831 18 18   81
1841 17 --   71
1851 18 --   77
Year   Inhabited
Houses
Families Population
1861 19 --   78
1871 17 18   86
1881 19 20   98
1891 18 18   94
1901 18 18 106
1911 -- 19   83

There may be more people living in detached parts of the parish (if there were any) and, if so, the number may or may not be included in the figures above. It is quite difficult to be sure from the population tables.