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"COSTESSEY, or Cossey, is a large village, 1½ mile in length, pleasantly situated in the vale of the Wensum, 4 miles N.W. by W. of Norwich. Its parish contains 1074 inhabitants, and 2648 acres of land, exclusive of a common of 270A. Lord Stafford owns the greater part of the soil, and is lord of the manor, (fines arbitrary,) which extends into several other parishes. . . . The parish CHURCH (St. Edmund,) is a large structure, with a square tower, surmounted by a wooden spire. It had formerly three guilds, and has a florid Gothic screen between the nave and chancel. The rectorial tithes,&c., belong to the Great Hospital in Norwich together with the patronage of the perpetual curacy, which is certified at £40, and now enjoyed by the Rev. Thos. Watson, with 51A. of glebe. In the village is a Baptist Chapel, and also a handsome Catholic Chapel. The latter is dedicated to St. Walstan, and was finished in 1841." [William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Pat Newby]
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The name is pronounced, and may also be spelled, Cossey.
It includes Old Costessey and New Costessey.
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| Cemetery, Costessey (New), Cemetery |
| St Walstan Chapel, Costessey, Roman Catholic |
- Link "https://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/NORFOLK/2003-10/1065424598" to 1841: Surname List: Part 1 - Fails and not found on wayback machine.
- Link "https://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/NORFOLK/2003-10/1065424648" to 1841: Surname List: Part 2 - Fails and not found on wayback machine.
- 1891: Surname List (this is a link to an archived copy)
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Censuses
| St Edmund, Costessey, Church of England |
| St Helen(Gurney Rd), Costessey (New), Church of England |
| Cemetery, Costessey (New), Cemetery |
- In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Hingham, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
It could have been in a different deanery or archdeaconry both before and after this date. - The parish church in Old Costessey is dedicated to St Edmund.
The parish church in New Costessey is dedicated to St Helen.
There is also a Roman Catholic chapel dedicated to St Walstan.
- Church of St Edmund, Old Costessey
- Description and pictures.
- Church of St Edmund, Old Costessey
- Services, etc.
- Church Bells
- Church Bells, as described in 1874.
- Maurice, David Powys
- The Parish and Church of St Edmund, Costessey.
[Church Publishers, 1960s]
- Church of St Helen, New Costessey
- Description and pictures.
- Church of St Helen, New Costessey
- Services, etc.
- Roman Catholic Church of St Walstan
- Services, newsletter, etc.
- Roman Catholic Church of St Walstan
- Description and pictures.
- Jerningham, Stafford H.
- Costessey: A few brief notes on the doings of Catholics at Costessey down to 1809.
Centenary celebration of St Augustine's Chapel, Costessey Park, 1909.
[Privately published, 1909] - Jolly, W.T.F
- An Account of St Walstan's, Costessey.
[King's Lynn, G.P. and M. Broughton, 1974]
- Costessey Baptist Church
- Description, meetings, pictures, etc.
- Methodist Church
- Minister, services, picture, etc.
Follow the link to the home page, then search for the church. - Norwich Road Methodist Church
- Opening and dedication of the new church, 2nd May 1964.
[Norwich, The Church, 1964]
- Primitive Methodist Church
- Description and history.
- Parish Register Transcripts
- Church of St Edmund: Baptisms 1813-1880
- Marriages
- These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's Marriage Registers.
- Smith, John Peter
- The Catholic Registers of Costessey or Cossey Hall, Norfolk: the seat of the Jerningham family, baronets: 1785-1821.
[Catholic Record Society Miscellanea XII, 1921]
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Church Records
For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Costessey was in Forehoe Registration District.
- Costesssey Town Council
- News, councillors, meetings, minutes, pictures, etc.
- Costesssey.
- Description, history, hall, events, people, map, etc.
This is a link to an archived copy. - Costessey Community Site (Link to an archive copy - 2016)
- Local news and information. Use a search engine for current community information.
- Costessey Post Mill
- Description, history and pictures.
- Costessey Water Mill
- Description, history and pictures.
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- 1850: Hunt's Directory of East Norfolk with Part of Suffolk
- 1854: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (this is a link to an archived copy)
- 1883: Kelly's Directory for Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (this is a link to an archived copy)
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Costessey to another place.
Costessey is in Forehoe Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Forehoe Hundred
- Description of Forehoe Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- Gage, Ernest G.
- Costessey: A Look into the Past.
[ISBN 0954211308, Norwich, 2002]
Extracts and pictures (this is a link to an archived copy) - Norgate, Thomas Bladwell
- The History of Costessey.
[ISBN 0950102628, 1972]
- Great Britain: Statute
- Annual Inclosure Act, 1857.
An act to authorize the inclosure of certain lands (including Costessey, Holme-next-the-Sea, Hunstanton and Dersingham, for which provisional inclosure orders were made between 30 October and 4 December 1856) in pursuance of a report of the Inclosure Commissioners for England and Wales: 21st March 1857.
[London, George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode, 1857]
- Author unknown
- Old Costessey: a study of village settlement on the fringe of Norwich.
[Typescript in Norwich Local Studies Library, University of London Thesis, 1965] - Gunton, Henry E.
- Old Properties in Costessey.
[Typescript in Norwich Local Studies Library, 1960s]
- Gage, Ernest G.
- Costessey Hall: a retrospect of the Jernegans, Jerninghams and Stafford Jerninghams of Costessey Hall.
[ISBN 0951749404, Norwich, Colin L. House, 1991]
Extracts and pictures (this is a link to an archived copy) - Costessey Hall
- Description and pictures.
- Costessey Brickworks (this is a link to an archived copy)
- Description, history and pictures.
- Gunton, Henry E.
- Costessey Brickworks.
[London, Newcomen Society Vol XLI, 1969] - Lucas, Robin
- Neo-Gothic, Neo-Tudor, Neo-Renaissance: the Costessey Brickyard. (Including Costessey Hall)
[London, "Victorian Society Journal", 1997]
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TG171117 (Lat/Lon: 52.659726, 1.208839), Costessey which are provided by:
- OpenStreetMap
- Google Maps
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- Old Maps Online
- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- After 1776 Costessey became part of the Forehoe Incorporation, and the workhouse was at Wicklewood.
- Charities
Summary published by Zachary Clark in 1811
These figures are from the population tables which were produced after the 10-yearly national censuses. The "Families" heading includes families and single occupiers.
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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.
- 1831 Census
- "The increase of Population (274 Persons) in the Parish of Costessey is temporary, a number of Handicrafts being now employed in building, by Lord Stafford (Duke of Sutherland)."