Cold Norton, Essex Family History Guide

Cold Norton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Essex.

Alternative names:

Parish church: St Stephen

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1539
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1629

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

COLD-NORTON, a parish in Maldon district, Essex; 5 miles S of Maldon r. station. Post town, Maldon.

Acres, 1,651. Real property, £1,670. Pop., 207. Houses, 46. The property is much subdivided.

The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £328. Patron, the Charterhouse, London. The church was built in 1855.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

NORTON, COLD (St. Stephen), a parish, in the union of Maldon, hundred of Dengie, S. division of the county of Essex, 5 miles (S.) from Maldon; containing 264 inhabitants.

It comprises 1651a. 1r. 28p. of land. The soil is chiefly clay; the surface is hilly, and was formerly enriched with oaks of luxuriant growth, of which a few still remain.

The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s books at £16. 13. 4., and in the gift of the Governors of the Charter-House, London: the tithes have been commuted for £385, and the glebe comprises 42 acres. The church is a small edifice with a shingled spire, situated on an eminence, and contains some ancient monuments.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Essex, Cold-Norton – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Monumental inscriptions at St. Stephen, Cold Norton, 1599-1998 : 185 inscriptions
Author: Tunstill, Yvonne; Essex Society for Family History

England, Essex, Cold-Norton – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Cold Norton, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Essex, Cold-Norton – Church records ( 4 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Cold-Norton, 1629-1639
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Cold-Norton (Essex)

Bishop’s transcripts for Cold-Norton, 1800-1877
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Cold-Norton (Essex)

Parish register transcripts, 1539-1812
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Cold-Norton (Essex)

Parish registers for Cold-Norton, 1538-1949
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Cold-Norton (Essex)

England, Essex, Cold-Norton – Church records – Indexes ( 3 )
Computer printout of Cold Norton, Essex, Eng

Parish register printouts of Cold Norton, Essex, England, christenings, 1539-1810
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Parish register printouts of Cold-Norton, Essex, England ; marriages, 1539-1838
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

Directories

Post Office Directory of Essex, Herts, Kent … , 1855. [Part 1: Counties & Localities] – Special Collections Online

Post Office Directory of Essex, Herts, Kent … , 1855. [Part 2: Court & Trade Directories] – Special Collections Online

Post Office Directory of Essex, 1874 – Special Collections Online

Kelly’s Directory of Essex, 1882 – Special Collections Online

Kelly’s Directory of Essex, 1894 – Special Collections Online

Kelly’s Directory of Essex, 1902 – Special Collections Online

Kelly’s Directory of Essex, 1914 – Special Collections Online

Kelly’s Directory of Essex, Hertfordshire and Middlesex 1890 – Google Books

Poll Books

Essex Poll Book 1842. Copy of the Register of the Electors, of the Northern Division of the County of Essex, for the year commencing Nov. 1st., 1841, and ending Oct. 31st., 1842 – Google Books

Maps

Vision of Britain historical maps

Administration

  • County: Essex
  • Civil Registration District: Maldon
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Essex
  • Diocese: Pre-1846 – London, Post-1845 – Rochester
  • Rural Deanery: Pre-1845 – Dengie, Post-1844 – Maldon
  • Poor Law Union: Maldon
  • Hundred: Dengie
  • Province: Canterbury