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Aylmerton

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"AYLMERTON, 3 miles S.W. of Cromer, has in its parish 289 souls, and 1679 acres, including a high ridge of open heath, on which are the ruins of a beacon. W. H. Windham, Esq., owns the greater part of the soil and is lord of the manor, and patron of the Church (St. John the Baptist,) which has a round embattled tower. The rectory, valued in the King's Book at £6. 11s., and in 1831, at £370, with that of Runton annexed to it, is enjoyed by the Rev. Robt. C. Windham, A.B., who has here 41A. 2R. 5P. of glebe, and a yearly rent of £228, awarded in 1842, in lieu of tithes." [William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Pat Newby]

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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.
    It could have been in a different deanery or archdeaconry both before and after this date.
  • The parish church is dedicated to St John the Baptist.
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Church History

Church of St John
Pictures.
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Church Records

Archdeacons' Transcripts
Baptisms 1725-1812, Marriages 1725-1811 and Burials 1725-1811.
[Parish Register Transcription Society, Dart Series, 2000?]

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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), Aylmerton was in Erpingham Registration District.

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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

Aylmerton is in North Erpingham Hundred.

Parish outline and location.
See Parish Map for North Erpingham Hundred
Description of North Erpingham Hundred
1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
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Land & Property

Great Britain. Inclosure Commissioners
Statement of claims (59): Felbrigg, Aylmerton, Metton, Sustead, and Gresham.
Drawn up in pursuance of the Act of Inclosure, 1825.
[1826]
Great Britain: Statute
Felbrigg and other parishes inclosure act, 1825.
An act for inclosing lands in the parishes of Felbrigg, Aylmerton, Metton, Sustead, and Gresham, in the county of Norfolk: 22nd June 1825.
[London, George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1825]
[London, Dorington and Son, 1825]

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TG182397 (Lat/Lon: 52.910558, 1.242914), Aylmerton which are provided by:

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Poor Houses, Poor Law