Swanton Novers, Norfolk, England

Further Reading: Bishop Sheepshanks

• Grove, Lyndon, with forward by Godfrey P. Gower; c1979, Pacific Pilgrims, Vancouver, BC; Fforbez Publications
• A Century of Christian Activity: Memoirs of A Cathedral, 1959, Gold Books

General Bibliography - See also: Books on My Shelf

• Morris, John; Domesday Book: Norfolk, Phillimore and Co Ltd., Chichester, 1984
• Bond, Richard, et al; Norfolk Origins Series, No. 4; The North Folk: Angles, Saxons & Danes, Poppyland Publishing, Norfolk 1990
• Davison, Alan; Norfolk Origins Series, No. 5; Deserted Villages in Norfolk, Poppyland Publishing, Norfolk 1996
• Hearth Tax Returns Lady Day 1666, Public Record Office, Kew; PRO Ref E179/253/42 folio 50, Swanton Novers
• The Copy of the Poll for one knight of the Shire for the county of Norfolk; taken the 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd and 23d of May 1817
• Facsimile copies published by Raymond Original Pollbooks reproduced from originals held at the Institute of Historical Research:
  • The Poll for the Knights of the Shire for the County of Norfolk opened on Thursday the Thirteenth of November, and closed on Wednesday the Nineteenth 1806;
  • The Poll for the Knights of the Shire for the County of Norfolk, taken March 23 1768
• Norfolk Record Office (microfilm of original held at the Public Record Office):
  • Tithe Apportionment Map Swanton Novers 1838
  • Tithe Apportionments in Lieu of Rent-Charge 1838
  • Norfolk Record Office Search List - Swanton Novers
• The East Norfolk Poll and Register 1835
• GENUKI: Norfolk
• Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service, Archaeology and Environment Div.; Norfolk Landscape Archaeology (NLA), Dereham
  • RAF Photo 27 June 1946 NLA Ref TG03/0132/B- village of Swanton Novers
  • D.A. Edwards photo 4 April 1984 NLA Refs TG0132/E/Aux 21 and TG0132/F/Aux 22 - St. Edmund's Church and yard
  • Norfolk Sites and Monument Record: Historic Buildings, Sites and Monuments - Report - Swanton Novers
  • Bryant, Andrew; Map of Norfolk 1826
  • Fayden, William; Map of Norfolk 1797
  Maps also available from E. Morley, Thwaites, Fersfield, Diss, Norfolk IP22 2BP, published by The Larks Press.
• Leaflet - Swanton Novers Gardens Open (Church Restoration Fund) St. Edmunds - Hand drawn map and descriptions of gardens in village
• Sayer, M.J.; Surviving Norfolk and Suffolk Visitation Families: (an analysis of families appearing in the Heralds' Visitations); Genealogists' Magazine, September 1976 Vol. 18 No. 7
• Census Office of Great Britain and Genealogical Society of Utah (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints), Salt Lake City:
  • Census:
    • Microfilm #438862 Swanton Novers Census 1841
    • Microfilm #207480 Swanton Novers Census 1851
    • Microfilm #542783 Swanton Novers Census 1861
    • Microfilm #838814 Swanton Novers Census 1871
    • Microfilm #1341478 Swanton Novers Census 1881
    • Microfiche (x4) #6096669 Swanton Novers Census 1891
  • Court Rolls:
    • Microfilm #1472549 Items 8-11 Swanton Novers Manorial Court Rolls 1493 - 1765
    • Microfilm #1702176 Items 10-11 Swanton Novers Manorial Court Rolls 1766 - 1857
  • Parish Registers:
    • Microfilm #1657203 Swanton Novers parish registers 1667 - 1902
    • Microfilm #1911761 Items 16-17 Swanton Novers parish registers 1838 - 1902
  • Archdeacons' Transcripts:
    • Microfilm #1526778 Item 11 Swanton Novers Archdeacons' Transcripts 1601 - 1812
  • Bishops' Transcripts:
    • Bishops' Transcripts for Swanton Novers are found under "Woodnorton All Saints with Swanton Novers" in the LDS catalogue. Please see the catalogue for film numbers.
• Parish leaflet: Swanton Novers: The Church of St. Edmund, Swanton Novers
• Reprint of the first edition of the one-inch Ordnance Survey of England and Wales: Sheet 38, published by David & Charles (Publishers) Ltd., Brunel House, Newton Abbot, Devon
• Diary of George Edward Ducker, parish clerk Swanton Novers 1895 to 1915; births, marriages and deaths
• Diary of William Ducker, parish clerk Swanton Novers; births, baptisms, burials 1895 - 1933
• Directories:
  • Kelly's Directory of Norfolk and Cambridgeshire; various editions 1846 to 1937
  • Postal and Commercial Directory of Norfolk and Norwich 1863
  • White's History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk; various editions 1836 to 1890
• Blomefield, Francis (et al) An essay towards a topographical history of the County of Norfolk, containing a description of the towns, villages and hamlets, with the foundations of monasteries . . . and other religious buildings . . . Collected out of ledger-books, registers . . . and other authentic memorials . . . . Vol. 9; 1805-1810, London, Printed for William Miller. Originally published 1739-75. Some volumes available online at Google Books.