1813 to 1880 Baptism Project Newton by Castle Acre All Saints |
Baptisms 1813 to 1880
The parish of Newton, which as its suffix suggests is
close to the large village of Castle Acre, lies in the western portion
of central Norfolk. Newton is a tiny hamlet consisting of little more
than the church, an inn and a couple of farms sitting on the A1065 road
about 4 miles north of the market town of Swaffham. Newton is a largely
agricultural community sitting on the southern banks of the River Nar
which forms the boundary with its larger neighbour Castle Acre. The hamlet
sits in the noticeable gap which the Nar has cut through the western chalky
hills of the area. The rather poor and shallow soils would, prior to the
introduction of modern machinery, have led to pastoral farming being the
dominant employment with sheep and warrenries prominent. |
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A single standard 800-entry register book covers the period of this transcript and indeed runs onwards to completion at the end of the 20th century. This register is filmed on Microfilm MF1622 in the collection of Norfolk Record Office which was used to prepare this transcript. The film is a recent one, as befits a relatively recent deposit, and benefits greatly from the improved modern techniques. The register is rather erratic clerically with some date details missing and also marginal entries inserted as omitted from the proper place. These clerical asides the piece was relatively straightforward to prepare. |
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