BROOME, 2 miles N by E of Bungay, and 13 miles SSE of Norwich, has in its parish 610 souls, and 1,421A of land. Sir William F Fowle Middleton, Bart, owns most of the soil, and is lord of the manor, and patron of the rectory, valued in KB at £6 13s 4d, and in 1831 at £221, in the incumbency of the Rev William Colvile. The glebe is 28A; and the CHURCH, (St Michael,) is an ancient fabric. Broome Place, a neat mansion overlooking the vale of the Waveney, is the seat of the Hon Mrs Chester.
William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk 1845
Broome baptisms 1538-1700 PD 303-1
Broome baptisms 1699-1781 PD 303-2
Broome baptisms 1781-1812 PD 303-3
Broome marriages 1538-1697 PD 303-1
Broome marriages 1701-1760 PD 303-2
Broome burials 1538-1698 PD 303-1
Broome burials 1699-1781 PD 303-2
Broome burials 1781-1812 PD 303-3
I have added the AT which gives partial coverage, because it covers the period not covered by the marriage register
Further registers for Broome are included in the FreeReg database.
- Broome is part of the Loddon Hundred
- Information about Broome
- AI history of Broome
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