Understanding Runton, Norfolk

[Stanwix England]

Hi,

I am trying to plan a bit of a family history trip to Norfolk, to follow one of my husband’s branches.

He’s got a branch with some history in Runton, Norfolk.

I would like to visit the church where the various hatches, matches and dispatches happened, but looking at the records, and online, I’m confused about where those would have happened and which Church it would have been.

When I look online, there is a West Runton and an East Runton, but that distinction doesn’t seem to have been made in the parish records.

For example

Alice Goss

She was born approx 1762 and baptised on the 21st February 1762. I am on Ancestry and can only see a transcript, but it simply says ‘Runton’.

She married a Samuel Strangleman on the 11th October 1781, which I can see a Bishop’s transcript for, but again it just says ‘Parish of Runton’.

She may also have been buried there, but I’m not certain of that.

So which Church would these events have been happening in. Is there even more than one? I’m a bit lost.

Thank you

[MaecW]

There is very little available online about these churches but GENUKI lists St Andrew's at East Runton as having been established in 1959. All historical references for Runton parish therefore refer to Holy Trinity church at West Runton which originates in the 13th century or earlier.

Maec

[Andy J2022]

FreeReg confirms that Alice married in Holy Trinity:
County    Norfolk
Place Runton
Church name   Holy Trinity
Register type     Archdeacon's Transcript
Marriage date    11 Oct 1781
Groom forename    Samuel
Groom surname    STRANGLEMAN
Bride forename    Alice
Bride surname    GOSS
Notes    By Banns

[hanes teulu]

Under the heading " Births, Burials and Marriages in the Parish of Runton from Easter 1761 to Easter 1762"

Baptized (4 entries)

Feb'y 21 1762 - Alice and Matthew son and daughter of Thos & Love Goss

It looks like a manuscript transcript rather than the original?.

East/West Runton - what happened to North Runton?

[Stanwix England]

Thank you very much to everyone who helped me with this. I really do appreciate it.

[berkeley]

There is the  death of an Alice Strangleman in 1848 in the Erpingham District, Runton comes under that Registration area. The distance between East & West Runton churches is about 1.5 miles. I don't live too far from there, if you wish I will have a look in the churchyard and see if I can find your relatives so it may help when you venture down here. Dave.

[Stanwix England]

Thank you very much @berkeley.

It is very kind of you, but I wouldn’t want to put you out. I’m not expecting much in the way of monuments or grave stones as I believe the family was relatively poor. Also, our branch deviated from the Strangleman branch after the Samuel I mentioned below. I’m sure the Alice you mentioned is a relative, but not a direct one.

Thank you again, it is very kind but I wouldn’t want you to go to all that effort.

[coombs]

Alice is said to be 86 years old at her 18 August 1848 burial, so born c1762. Source is Norfolk Burials.

I am having trouble trying to find her in the 1841 census.

[hanes teulu]

1841 Ref HO107  Piece 776  Book 44  Folio 4  Page 2

Alice Stranglement, age 80, born Norfolk