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"HARLESTON is a market town on the borders of Suffolk, head of a county court district and polling-place for the Southern division of the county, and station on the Waveney Valley branch of the Great Eastern railway, chiefly in the parish of Redenhall, that part of the parish of Mendham which is in the town is now added to Redenhall for parochial purposes, and on the north bank of the river Waveney, 19 miles south of Norwich, 10 north-east from Diss and 99 from London, in Depwade union, Earsham hundred, rural deanery of Redenhall, archdeaconry of Norfolk and diocese of Norwich. The church of St. Mary situated, in Redenhall, about a mile from the town, was rebuilt by Thomas of Brotherton, Duke of Norfolk, and is a very handsome gothic edifice . . . The register dates from the year 1558. The living is a rectory, yearly vale £1,005, with residence, and has 30 acres of glebe attached, in the gift of the Duke of Norfolk on the nomination of the Bishop of Norwich and held since 1874 by the Ven. Thomas Thomason Perowne B.D. Archdeacon of Norwich, late fellow of Corpus Christi college, Cambridge." [Kelly's Directory for Cambridgeshire, Norfolk & Suffolk (1883) - Transcription copyright © E.C. “Paddy” Apling]
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- 1891: Surname List (this is a link to an archived copy)
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Censuses
| Harleston United Reform Church, Harleston, Congregational |
| Harleston Methodist Church(London Rd), Harleston, Methodist |
| Swan Lane Chapel, Harleston, Wesleyan Methodist |
| St Thomas More Chapel, Harleston, Roman Catholic |
- In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Redenhall, 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 St Mary and is in Redenhall.
The church of St John the Baptist is in Harleston, and is a chapel of ease.
- Church of St Mary (in Redenhall)
- Description and pictures.
- Church of St John the Baptist
- Description and pictures.
- Catholic Chapel of St Thomas More
- Description and pictures.
- Harleston Methodist Church
- Address, minister, etc.
- Killick, Stanley E.
- The Congregational churches of Harleston Wortwell Denton and Alburgh: a short history.
[Ramsgate, Kent, The Church Publishers, 1967?] - Tilbrook, Iris
- Harleston Methodist History, 1827-1996.
[1996] - (no author)
- The Parish of Redenhall with Harleston and Wortwell, illustrated church history and guide (St Mary, Redenhall and St John the Baptist, Harleston).
[Harleston, Harleston Press, 1980]
- Marriages
- These are included in Boyd's Marriage Index.
They are not included in 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), Harleston was in Depwade Registration District.
- Harleston Heritage Group
- Whatever happened to Muskett's? Shopping in Harleston, 1851-2001.
Harleston Heritage Group, 2004] - Kennett, Helen
- Some Postcards of Edwardian Harleston.
[Harleston, ecollectit, 2005] - Kennett, Helen
- Some Postcards of Georgian (George V) Harleston.
[Harleston, ecollectit, 2005] - Peskett, Victor
- A Stroll round Harleston.
[Harleston, 1985] - Riches, Roy
- Harleston - A guide to present day Harleston and some aspects of the history of the district.
[Harleston, Brian Jakes, 1980] - Taylor, Sid
- Harleston Cameo: Reminiscences of a Norfolk Man.
[Candler Publications, 1992] - Thomas, Chris
- Harleston Hosiery Factory.
[Norwich, Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society, in "The Journal of Norfolk Industrial Archaeology, vol.II, no.5, 1980]
- Harleston in 1839
- 1883: Kelly's Directory for Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (this is a link to an archived copy)
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Harleston to another place.
Harleston is in Earsham Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Earsham Hundred
- Description of Earsham Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TM245834 (Lat/Lon: 52.402531, 1.298807), Harleston 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.
- Roll of Honour
- World Wars 1 and 2.
- After 1834 Harleston became part of the Depwade Union, and the workhouse was at Pulham Market (Pulham St Mary Magdalen).
- Harleston and District Historical Society
- A Brief History of the Harleston and District Historical Society.
[Harleston, 1990s] - Harleston Farmers' Club
- Reports of the Harleston Farmers' Club, from its establishment in 1838 to 1849.
[Harleston, H. Cann, 1850]