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"GOODERSTONE, commonly called Goodson, is a long village of detached houses, 4 miles N.E.of Stoke Ferry, and 6 miles S.S.W. of Swaffham, in the vale of a rivulet which flows southward to the Wissey. Its parish has 500 inhabitants, three wind mills, one water mill, and 2743 A. of land, partly belonging to James Cuddon, Esq., of Norwich, the lord of the manor, but here are several resident proprietors. The CHURCH (St. George) is a large fabric, with a short square tower and three bells. The nave and chancel are divided by a lofty screen, which has been richly ornamented with paintings, carvings, and imagery work. Several of the windows have stained glass, and at the west end are three ancient stalls on each side. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in K.B. at £6. 12s., and in 1831 at £136, and is now enjoyed by the Rev. John Dolignon." [William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © E.C. "Paddy" Apling]
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The name may also be spelled Gooderston.
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- 1891: Surname List (this is a link to an archived copy)
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Censuses
- In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Cranwich, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
- The parish church is dedicated to St George.
- Church of St George (this is a link to an archived copy)
- Description, history and pictures.
- Church of St George
- Description and pictures.
- Church of St George
- Services, etc.
- Ring, Gerald
- St George's Church, Gooderstone: a brief guide and history.
[Gooderstone, The Church, 1980s]
- Farrow, Charles W.
- The Parish Registers of Norfolk: Gooderstone, 1563-1837, transcribed and indexed.
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Genealogical Society, monograph series no.23, 1987] - Parish Register Transcripts
- Baptisms 1813-1880
- Marriages
- These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's Marriage Registers.
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), Gooderstone was in Swaffham Registration District.
- Gooderstone Water Mill
- Description, history and pictures.
- Gooderstone Chalkrow Lane Tower Mill
- Description, history and pictures.
- Gooderstone Mill Drove Post Mill
- Description and history.
- Gooderstone Quarry Post Mill
- Description and history.
- Gooderstone Street Tower Mill
- Description and history.
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (this is a link to an archived copy)
- 1854: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (this is a link to an archived copy)
- 1864: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- 1883: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- 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 Gooderstone to another place.
Gooderstone is in South Greenhoe hundred.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TF762021 (Lat/Lon: 52.588449, 0.599443), Gooderstone which are provided by:
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- 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.
- Roll of Honour
- World Wars 1 and 2.
- After 1834 Gooderstone became part of the Swaffham Union, and the workhouse was at Swaffham.
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.