Aylmerton Norfolk Family History Guide

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Aylmerton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Norfolk.

Alternative names:

Parish church: St. John the Baptist

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1696
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1698

Nonconformists include: Primitive Methodist

Adjacent Parishes

  • Beeston Regis
  • Gresham
  • Sustead
  • Metton
  • Felbrigg
  • Runton
  • East Beckham

Parish History

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

AYLMERTON (St. John the Baptist), a parish, in the union of Erpingham, hundred of North Erpingham, E. division of Norfolk, 2¾ miles (W. S. W.) from Cromer; containing 289 inhabitants.

It is intersected by the road from Cromer to Holt, and comprises 1581a. 8p., of which 916 acres are arable, 190 pasture and meadow, and 470 woodland and water; the views of the ocean from the high grounds are exceedingly fine.

The living is a discharged rectory in medieties, with the livings of Felbrigg, Melton, and Runton united, valued together in the king’s books at £6. 11.; net income, £370; patron, W. H. Windham, Esq. The tithes of Aylmerton have been commuted for £220, and the glebe consists of 41½ acres. The church is in the decorated and later English styles, with an embattled tower; in the interior is a handsome carved screen, and on the south side of the chancel a piscina and two stone stalls.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Norfolk, Aylmerton – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Aylmerton, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Norfolk, Aylmerton – Church records ( 2 )
Archdeacons transcripts, 1725-1811
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Aylmerton (Norfolk); Norfolk and Norwich Record Office (Norwich, England)

Parish registers for Aylmerton, 1696-1924
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Aylmerton (Norfolk); Norfolk and Norwich Record Office (Norwich, England)

England, Norfolk, Aylmerton – Manors – Court records ( 3 )
Manorial court rolls for Runton Hayes, Felbigg, East Beckham Marriotts, West Beckham, Gresham & Aylmerton, and Bessingham Manors, 1599-1890
Author: Manor of Runton Hayes. Court (Runton, Norfolk); Manor of Felbrigg. Court (Norfolk); Manor of East Beckham Marriotts. Court (Norfolk); Manor of West Beckham. Court (Norfolk); Manor of Gresham. Court (Norfolk)

Manorial court rolls, 1336-1684
Author: Manor of Aylmerton. Court (Norfolk)

Manorial court rolls, 1629-1923
Author: Manor of Bassingham. Court (Norfolk); Manor of West Beckham. Court (Norfolk); Manor of Gresham. Court (Norfolk); Manor of Aylmerton. Court (Norfolk)

England, Norfolk, Aylmerton – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Parish poor law records, 1825-1836
Author: Aylmerton (Norfolk)

Administration

  • County: Norfolk
  • Civil Registration District: Erpingham
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Norfolk
  • Diocese: Norwich
  • Rural Deanery: Repps
  • Poor Law Union: Erpingham
  • Hundred: North Erpingham
  • Province: Canterbury