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"WESTFIELD, a hamlet and small parish, 2 miles S. of East Dereham, has only 138 inhabitants, and 570 acres of land, mostly the property of Sir W.R. Clayton, the lord of the manor, in which the fines are arbitrary. The CHURCH (St. Andrew,) is a discharged rectory, valued in the King's Book at ￡4. 4s. 2d., and now enjoyed, with that of Whinburgh, by the Rev. Wm. Grigson, M.A., who purchased the patronage of both livings of Sir W.R. Clayton, Bart., and has here 20A. of glebe. The tithes of Westfield were commuted in 1840, for ￡150 per annum. Messrs. W.P. Salter, John Smith, and James Vincent have estates here. The common was enclosed in 1810, when 7A. of land was allotted to the poor, who have also 8s. a year from Mowting's Charity. " [William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Paddy Apling]
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- Mid-Norfolk Family History Society
- St Andrew's Church, Westfield, Norfolk: Memorial Inscriptions.
[Mid-Norfolk Family History Society, 1998]
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Cemeteries
- 1841-1891:
Mid-Norfolk Family History Society
The Parish of Westfield, Norfolk: Census Returns 1841-1891, with index.
[Mid-Norfolk Family History Society, 1998] - 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 Hingham, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
- The parish church is dedicated to St Andrew.
- Church of St Andrew
- Description and pictures.
- Church of St Andrew
- Services, picture, etc.
- Archdeacon's Transcripts or Bishop's Transcripts
- Baptisms, Marriages and Burials.
- 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), Westfield was in Mitford and Launditch Registration District.
- 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: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- 1883: Kelly's Directory for Cambridgeshire, Norfolk & Suffolk (this is a link to an archived copy)
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Westfield to another place.
Westfield is in Mitford hundred.
- Great Britain: Inclosure Commissioners
- Statement of claims: Yaxham, Westfield, Whinbergh, and Garvestone.
100 claims. Drawn up in pursuance of the Act of Inclosure, 1810.
[Dereham, W. Barker, 1810] - Great Britain: Statute
- Yaxham and other parishes Inclosure Act, 1810.
An act for inclosing lands in the parishes of Yaxham, Westfield, Whinbergh and Garvestone, in the county of Norfolk.
[Independently printed edition of the act, 1810] - Great Britain: Inclosure Commissioners
- Yaxham, Westfield, Whinbergh, and Garvestone Inclosure.
Extracts from "An act for inclosing lands in the parishes of Yaxham, Westfield, Whinbergh, and Garvestone, in the County of Norfolk", 29 September 1812.
[Dereham, Barker, printer, 1812]
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Mitford and Launditch Registration District, 1836 (this is a link an archived copy) and nearby places.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Maps
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TF991096 (Lat/Lon: 52.647386, 0.942077), Westfield 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.
- Roll of Honour
- World War 1.
- After 1834 Westfield became part of the Mitford and Launditch Union, and the workhouse was at Gressenhall.
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.