Banningham Norfolk Family History Guide

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Banningham is an Ancient Parish in the county of Norfolk.

Alternative names:

Parish church: St. Botolph

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1709
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1600

Nonconformists include: Primitive Methodist and Society of Friends/Quaker.

Adjacent Parishes

  • Erpingham
  • Colby
  • Tuttington
  • Aylsham
  • Felmingham

Parish History

A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848

BANNINGHAM (St. Botolph), a parish, in the union of Aylsham, hundred of South Erpingham, E. division of Norfolk, 2 miles (N. E.) from Aylsham; containing 329 inhabitants.

The parish comprises about 1000 acres of land, of which the surface is flat, and the soil a strong loam on brick earth.

The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s books at £10. 15. 10., and in the gift of S. Bignold, Esq.: the tithes have been commuted for £375, and the glebe consists of 18 acres. The church is in the decorated and later English styles, with a lofty embattled tower.

There is a place of worship for Primitive Methodists.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Norfolk, Banningham – Cemeteries ( 1 )
St. Botolph, Banningham [monumental inscriptions], 1707-1980

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

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

Parish registers for Banningham, 1709-1912
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Banningham (Norfolk); Norfolk and Norwich Record Office (Norwich, England)

England, Norfolk, Banningham – Manors – Court records ( 1 )
Manorial court rolls for Banningham, 1569-1929
Author: Manor of Banningham. Court (Norfolk)

Administration

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