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"WESTWICK, a parish in the hundred of TUNSTEAD, county of NORFOLK, 2 miles (S.) from North Walsham, containing 182 inhabitants. The living is a discharged rectory, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk, and diocese of Norwich, rated in the king's books at £9. 13. 9., endowed with £200 royal bounty, and in the patronage of J. Petre, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Botolph. At a short distance from Westwick House is an obelisk, ninety feet high, with a neat room at the top, commanding beautiful and extensive views of the sea-coast on one hand, and of a richly1 diversified country on the other. " [Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England(1831) - copyright © Mel Lockie]
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Westwick is about 6 miles E. of Aylsham.
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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 Waxham, 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 Botolph.
- Parish Register Transcripts
- Baptisms 1642-1812, Banns 1754-1838, Marriages 1642-1836 and Burials 1642-1811.
[Parish Register Transcription Society, Dart Series, 2000?] - Parish Register Transcripts
- Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Church Records
For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1869 (and for the censuses in 1851 and 1861), Westwick was in Tunstead and Happing Registration District.
This district was renamed on 1st January 1870 and, from then until 1930, Westwick was in Smallburgh Registration District for civil registration and for the censuses of 1871 to 1901.
- 1883: Kelly's Directory for Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (this is a link to an archived copy)
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Westwick to another place.
Westwick is in Tunstead Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Tunstead Hundred
- Description of Tunstead Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TG274270 (Lat/Lon: 52.792278, 1.371487), Westwick which are provided by:
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- 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.
- In 1785 Westwick became part of the Tunstead and Happing Incorporation, and the workhouse was at Smallburgh.
- In 1869 the incorporation became the Smallburgh Union.