Fritton
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"FRITTON, a pleasant village, scattered round a green of 66 acres, 11 miles S. of Norwich, has in its parish 301 souls, and about 850 acres of land, in Wm. Fdk. Irby, Esq.'s manor of Boyland-cum-Fritton, but part of the soil belongs to other proprietors. The Church (St. Catherine,) has a tower and three bells. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the King's Book at £9, and now having about £290 a year, in lieu of tithes. The Rev. Thos. Howes, of Morningthorpe, is patron and incumbent. The glebe is 6A., and the living was augmented, in 1781, with £200 of Queen Anne's Bounty, and £200 given by the late Rev. Thos. Howes." [William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Ann Duncan]
See also Ludham, and Fritton in Suffolk, which is a parish in the diocese of Norwich.
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Church Directories
- In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Depwade, 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 Catherine.
Church History
- Church of St Catherine
- Description and pictures.
- Church of St Catherine
- Location and contact.
Church Records
- Parish Registers
- Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
- Archdeacons' or Bishop's Transcripts
- Baptisms
- Marriages
- These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's Marriage Registers.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Church Records
Civil Registration
For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Fritton was in Depwade Registration District.
Description and Travel
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Historical Geography
Fritton is in Depwade Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Depwade Hundred
- Description of Depwade Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
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Maps
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TM226928 (Lat/Lon: 52.487432, 1.276644), Fritton which are provided by:
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Poor Houses, Poor Law etc.
- After 1834 Fritton became part of the Depwade Union, and the workhouse was at Pulham St Mary Magdalen (Pulham Market).