Hide

Fishley

hide
Hide

"FISHLEY, 7½ miles W.N.W. of Yarmouth, is a decayed parish, united with Upton, for the support of the poor and roads, and containing only nine souls, and 466A. 2R. 10P. of land, in one farm, belonging to the Rev. Edw. Marsham, and occupied by Wm. Henry Grimmer. The CHURCH (St. Mary,) is a rectory, valued in the King's Book at £5, and in 1841 at £141. The glebe is 4A. 3R. 10P. The Rev. E. Marsham is patron, and the Rev. Robert Henry Cooper, M.A., incumbent." [William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Pat Newby]

Hide

Fishley is about 11 miles E. of Norwich.
It forms a united civil parish with Upton.
They are together known as Upton with Fishley and as Upton cum Fishley.
See also Upton.

Hide
topup

Census

See also Norfolk Parish Links: Censuses

topup

Church Directories

  • In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Blofield, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
    It could have been in a different deanery or archdeaconry both before and after this date.
  • The parish church is dedicated to St Mary.
topup

Church History

Church of St Mary
Description and pictures.
Church of St Mary
Services, etc.
Church of St Mary
Description and pictures.
Church of St Mary
Picture of the church.
topup

Church Records

Marriages
These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's Marriage Registers.

See also Norfolk Parish Links: Church Records

topup

Civil Registration

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

See also Norfolk Parish Links: Civil Registration

topup

Description & Travel

You can see pictures of Fishley which are provided by:

topup

Gazetteers

topup

Historical Geography

Fishley is in Walsham Hundred.

Parish outline and location.
See Parish Map for Walsham Hundred
Description of Walsham Hundred
1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
topup

Land & Property

Inclosure and Drainage
See Upton

See also Norfolk Parish Links: Land and Property

topup

Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TG399117 (Lat/Lon: 52.649729, 1.545467), Fishley which are provided by:

topup

Poor Houses, Poor Law

topup

Population

See Upton