An Essay Towards A Topographical History Of The County Of Norfolk: Containing A Description Of The Towns, Villages, And Hamlets, With The Foundations ... And Other Religious Buildings (Volume Ii)

Norfolk emerges here in exacting detail: its lanes, its churches, its long-vanished houses. Every parish tells a story. In this second volume of Francis Blomefield's monumental An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk, the great English county history tradition meets intimate, boots-on-the-ground observation. As an antiquarian topographical study and historical gazetteer of Norfolk, it moves carefully through Norfolk towns and villages and their surrounding hamlets, tracing manors, tenures, and the foundations of medieval churches and monasteries alongside chapels, chantries, and other religious houses. For readers interested in Norfolk England local history and especially medieval Norfolk history, from the curious resident to the serious scholar, this is both narrative and raw evidence: a Norfolk genealogy research source built from parish records, memorials, and family holdings, long recognised as a key reference for local historians and a primary source for genealogists. Collectors of the classic British county histories collection and of classic literature value this Francis Blomefield Norfolk volume for its depth, its period voice, and its insight into how eighteenth-century scholars first organised the past of a single county. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.