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"RUNTON parish, on the sea coast, from one to two miles W. of Cromer, comprises the small villages of East and West Runton, (the former a fishing station,) 424 inhabitants, and 1253A. of land, belonging to various owners, and lying in the manors of Runton-Hayes, (W.H. Windham, Esq.'s,) Runton-Stubbs, Beeston-Priory, East Beckham, Felbrigg, Aylmerton, and Gresham. The Church (Trinity,) is a discharged rectory, valued in the King's Book at £10, and consolidated with that of Aylmerton. . . . The glebe here is 19A. 2R., and the tithes were commuted in 1838 for £245 per annum. Sir E.N. Buxton, Bart., has a neat house . . . here. " [William White History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845) - Transcription copyright © Pat Newby]
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See also Gunton.
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- The Monumental Inscriptions in the Hundred of North Erpingham (Walter Rye).
- The parishes covered include Runton.
See Trunch
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Cemeteries
- 1851
- 1891: Surname List (this is a link to an archived copy)
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Censuses
- In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Repps, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
It could have been in a different deanery or archdeaconry both before and after this date. - The parish church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity, and is located in West Runton.
There is also a church in East Runton, which is dedicated to St Andrew.
- Church of the Holy Trinity at West Runton
- Description and pictures.
- Church of the Holy Trinity at West Runton
- Location, events, etc.
- Matthews, F.H. and Creasey, John
- Runton Parish Church of the Holy Trinity - a Brief History.
[1967]
- Church of St Andrew at East Runton
- Description and pictures.
- Church of St Andrew at East Runton
- Location, etc.
- East Runton Methodist Church
- Minister, services, picture, etc.
Follow the link to the home page, then search for the church. - West Runton Methodist Church
- Minister, services, picture, etc.
Follow the link to the home page, then search for the church.
- Parish Register Transcripts
- Baptisms 1813-1880
- Marriages
- These are not included in Boyd's Marriage Index or Phillimore's Marriage Registers.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Church Records
For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Runton was in Erpingham Registration District.
- East and West Runton
- Parish council, churches, organisations, etc.
- East and West Runton
- Pictures, map, 1851 census, etc
- Knights, Mark
- The illustrated guide to Cromer and neighbourhood: including Runton, Sherringham, Overstrand, Sidestrand, Mundesley, Northrepps, Bacton, Bromholm, and the Broads; revised to the present time by Mark Knights.
[London, Jarrold, 1880s] - East Runton Mill
- Description, history and pictures.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Runton to another place.
Runton is in North Erpingham Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for North Erpingham Hundred
- Description of North Erpingham Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- Davey, Norman
- Pottery Kilns at East Runton, Norfolk.
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society, in "Norfolk Archaeology" vol.27, 1941] - Leake, G.F.
- East and West Runton - Two Villages, One Parish.
[ISBN 0946148759, Cromer, Poppyland Publishing, 2006] - Leake, G.F.
- The Commons of East and West Runton, a brief history.
[Norwich, Norfolk County Council, Runton Commons Management Group, 1990s] - Leake, G.F.
- An Undated Field Book relating to Runton, Norfolk.
Fifteenth and sixteenth century tenants, field names, manors, etc.
[Cambridge University, Dissertation, Certificate in Local Studies, 1977] - Rye, Walter
- Notes on Runton, Norfolk - parish registers, the church, charities, etc.
[Norwich, Samuel Miller, in "Norfolk Antiquarian Miscellany" vol.1, part.2, 1877]
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TG194420 (Lat/Lon: 52.930611, 1.262741), Runton which are provided by:
- OpenStreetMap
- Google Maps
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- Old Maps Online
- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- After 1834 Runton became part of the Erpingham Union, and the workhouses were at Gimingham and Sheringham. These were replaced by a new workhouse at West Beckham in 1850.