WITTON is a small parish and scattered village, 5½ miles E of Norwich, containing only 162 inhabitants, and 576 acres of rich loamy land. Chas Whaites, Esq, is the principal owner and lord of the manor, which, in the seventh of Richard II., was given by Margaret, Countess of Norfolk, to the nuns minoresses of Bruisyard, in Suffolk, to pray for the soul of her daughter, Ann, late Countess of Pembroke, and for her own state whilst living, and her soul when deceased. The CHURCH (St Margaret) is a rectory, valued in the King’s Book at ￡6 13s 4d, and consolidated with that of Little Plumstead, where the Rev Charles Penrice, MA, the patron and incumbent, resides. The glebe here is 42 acres.
William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk 1845
Witton Baptisms PD 125-1 1570-1812
Witton Marriages PD 125-1 1570-1754
Witton Burials PD 125-1 1570-1812
Further registers for Witton are included in the FreeReg database.
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