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"SWANTON-MORLEY is a considerable village of detached houses, nearly 4 miles N.E. of East Dereham, comprising in its parish 779 inhabitants, and 2,649A. 13P. of land, belonging to a number of proprietors, the largest of whom is Edward Lombe, Esq., the lord of the manor, which is on fine arbitrary, and has a court baron in Nov. The ancient lords were the Beaufoes, Morles, and Parkers. The CHURCH (All Saints) stands on an eminence, . . . The rectory, valued in the King's Book at £15. 10s. 2d., is consolidated with Worthing, in the gift of E. Lombe, Esq., and incumbency of the Rev. Henry Tacey. The joint rectories were valued in 1831, at £922 per annum. Thomas Barret bequeathed, many years ago, a yearly rent-charge of £24, for repairing the church and relieving the poor. The Wesleyans have a small chapel here." [William White History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Pat Newby]
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- 1841-1891
Mid-Norfolk Family History Society
The Parish of Swanton Morley, Norfolk: Indexes from the Census Returns, 1841-1891.
[Mid-Norfolk Family History Society, 1994] - 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 Brisley, 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 All Saints.
- Usher, Robert Neave
- Swanton Morley Church (All Saints): its history and interest as an example of a fine 14th century church: with special reference to the connection of the church with the ancestors of Abraham Lincoln.
[Norwich, Soman-Wherry, 1945]
- Swanton Morley Methodist Chapel
- Swanton Morley Methodist Chapel, 1868-1968: centenary booklet, containing brief historical notes and a programme of services and special events.
[Swanton Morley, The Church, 1968]
- Mid-Norfolk Family History Society
- The Parish Registers of All Saints' Church, Swanton Morley.
- Baptisms: 1784-1837, 1838-1891.
- Marriages: 1755-1837 (incl. Banns 1782-1823), 1837-1891.
- Burials: 1784-1837, 1838-1891, 1892-1988.
[Mid-Norfolk Family History Society, 7 volumes, c1993] - Parish Register Transcripts
- Burials
- Bishops Transcripts
- Baptisms, Marriages and Burials.
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), Swanton Morley was in Mitford and Launditch Registration District.
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- 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 Swanton Morley to another place.
Swanton Morley is in Launditch Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Launditch Hundred
- Description of Launditch Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- Great Britain: Statute
- Swanton Morley and Worthing Inclosure Act, 1755.
An act for dividing and inclosing the common fields and certain lands lying dispersed in the half year closes belonging to the manor of Swanton with Worthing, within the parishes of Swanton Morley and Worthing in the county of Norfolk, and for extinguishing the several rights of common and sheep walk over the said fields and half year closes, and over certain lands called the brecks, lying within the said manor and parishes.
[1755]
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TG014162 (Lat/Lon: 52.706295, 0.978984), Swanton Morley which are provided by:
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- 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.
- Lincoln
- See Norfolk People and Families
- After 1834 Swanton Morley became part of the Mitford and Launditch Union, and the workhouse was at Gressenhall.
- Rayner, Daisy (edited by Susan Palmer)
- Our knickers were interesting: a Norfolk village childhood.
(Early 20th century in Swanton Morley).
[ISBN 0951541609, Dereham, c1989]