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|Constable country is located on the Suffolk/Essex border and is named after John Constable the renowned artist. Another famous artist, Thomas Gainsborough, was born in Sudbury.  
  
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The county has many pargeted buildings and thatched cottages painted in shades of Suffolk pink. 
  
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Although Suffolk is predominantly an agricultural county, it has 50 miles of coastline.  
[[Image:suffolk3.jpg|250px|thumb|Gorleston Beach submitted by Pippa Doll]]
 
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[[Image:EnglandSuffolk.jpg|left|141px|thumb|Suffolk County Map (source: Wikipedia)]]
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The main produce of the county are cereals, sugar beet, and the famous Suffolk Punch breed of working horse.
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'''Suffolk'''
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'''County town:''' Ipswich
  
County town: Ipswich
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'''Other major towns:''' Lowestoft, Sudbury and Bury St Edmunds
  
Other major towns: Lowestoft, Sudbury and Bury St Edmunds
 
  
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'''[[Places_of_Worship:Suffolk| Suffolk Places of Worship]]'''
  
Constable country is located on the Suffolk/Essex border and is named after John Constable the renowned artist. Another famous artist, Thomas Gainsborough, was born in Sudbury. 
 
  
The county has many pargeted buildings and thatched cottages painted in shades of Suffolk pink. Although Suffolk is predominantly an agricultural county, it has 50 miles of coastline. The main produce of the county are cereals, sugar beet, and the famous Suffolk Punch breed of working horse.
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'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional projects Forum]'''
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| [[Image: EnglandSuffolk.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
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==Resources==
  
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'''Primary Reference'''
Copy Certificate information [http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/BirthsMarriagesAndDeaths/ReplacementCertificates/ Replacement Certificates]
 
  
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*[http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/LeisureAndCulture/LocalHistoryandHeritage/SuffolkRecordOffice '''County Record Office''']
  
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*[http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/LeisureAndCulture/Libraries/ County Library Service]
  
==Register Office Contact Details==
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*[http://www.suffolkfhs.org.uk Suffolk Family History Society]
  
  
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'''Countywide Interest'''
  
'''Bury St Edmunds'''<br>
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*[http://www.clare-uk.com/genealogy/index.shtml Suffolk FHS 1891 Census Search]
St Margarets <br>
 
New Shire Hall<br>
 
Bury St Edmunds<br>
 
Suffolk<br>
 
IP33 1RX<br>
 
Tel 01284 352373<br>
 
E-mail bse@registrars.suffolkcc.gov.uk
 
  
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*[http://www.foxearth.org.uk/Emigration2.html Emigration in the 19th Century]
  
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*[http://www.mysuffolkfamily.com/ My Suffolk Family] Contains lots of surnames and useful links.
  
'''Debden District'''<br>
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*[http://essex1841.com/index.shtml Suffolk Genealogy Links]
The Lindos Centre<br>
 
Saddlemakers Lane<br>
 
Melton<br>
 
Woodbridge<br>
 
Suffolk<br>
 
IP12 1PP<br>
 
Tel 01394 382921 <br>
 
E-mail deben@registrars.suffolkcc.gov.uk
 
  
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*[http://www.genealogy-links.co.uk/html/suffk.html Suffolk Genealogy]
  
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*[http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/Leisure/historyhome.htm Articles and information on Suffolk History]
  
'''Sudbury'''<br>
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*[http://www.suffolklocalhistorycouncil.org.uk/organization.html Suffolk Local History Council - Organizations]
14 Cornard Road<br>
 
Sudbury<br>
 
Suffolk<br>
 
CO10 2XA<br>
 
Tel 01787 372904<br>
 
E-mail Sudbury@registrars.suffolkcc.gov.uk
 
  
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engdorse/PRSU.html Suffolk Parish Registers]
  
'''Waveney District'''
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*[http://www.suffolk-surnames-list.co.uk/ The Suffolk Surnames List]
St Margaret's House<br>
 
Gordon Road<br>
 
Lowestoft<br>
 
Suffolk<br>
 
NR32 1JQ<br>
 
Tel 01502 405096<br>
 
E-mail waveney@registrars.suffolkcc.gov.uk
 
  
  
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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
  
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*[http://maurice.toucansurf.com/badley.html  Badley - History of the Parish]
  
==Record Office Lookup Requests==
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*[http://www.bardwellvillage.info/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/ Bardwell Village]
  
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*[http://www.bentley.suffolk.gov.uk/ Bentley Village]
  
Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.blaxhall.com/ Welcome to Blaxhall] The History and The People of Blaxhall.
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*[http://www.btinternet.com/~fred.stentiford/boyton/boyton_history/boyton_history.html Boyton History] Marriage, Baptism and Burial registers for Boyton Church.
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.burypastandpresent.org.uk/ Bury St Edmunds Past and Present Society]
  
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*[http://www.brandon-heritage.co.uk/ Brandon Heritage Project - Town History]
  
'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.bures-online.co.uk/ Bures Online]
  
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*[http://www3.sympatico.ca/pamela.smith2/coddenham.htm Memories of Coddenham c.1900]
  
==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
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*[http://www.cosford-database.co.uk/ The Cosford Database]
  
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*[http://www.campsea-ashe.co.uk/index.html Campsea Ashe Suffolk]
  
Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
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*[http://www.btinternet.com/~gumbleton/misc/chelmondiston.html Chelmondiston Census Index]  
  
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
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*[http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/Villageofthemonth/Chelsworth.htm Chelsworth]
  
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*[http://www.clare-uk.com/ Clare UK - The Official Website for Clare]
  
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
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*[http://www.clare-uk.com/genealogy/search.html Clare Genealogy Pages]
  
*Kirkley [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=29 Stella]
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*[http://www.debenhamfamilyhistory.org.uk/ Debenham Family History]
*Lowestoft [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=29 Stella]
 
  
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*[http://www.elmswell-history.org.uk/sources.html Historical Information about Elmswell]
  
==Photo Offers==
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*[http://www.btinternet.com/~norman.kenyon/history/frame1.html Elmswell Millenium History Group]
  
Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please private message the member with your queries.
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~stmartinsexning/ The Churchyard at St. Martin's, Exning]
  
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*[http://www.itgen.co.uk/ffhs/ Felixstowe Family History Society]
  
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*[http://wanborough.ukuhost.co.uk/Freston.htm Freston Local History and Genealogy pages]
  
==Links==
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*[http://www.foxearth.org.uk/ The Foxearth and District Local History Society] Also contains Norfolk/Suffolk newspaper archive
  
*[http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/LeisureAndCulture/LocalHistoryandHeritage/SuffolkRecordOffice '''County Record Office''']  
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*[http://web.ukonline.co.uk/stephen.clarke/contents.html Glemsford]
  
*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/suffolk.html Library Links]  
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*[http://www.glemsford.org.uk/04lhs.html Glemsford Local History Society]
  
*[http://www.genealogy-links.co.uk/html/suffk.html Genealogy Links Page]  
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*[http://www.great-bradley.suffolk.gov.uk/home3.html Great Bradley] Includes Census details and Gravestone Records from St Mary's Church
  
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SFK/ Genuki: Suffolk]  
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*[http://www.greatwaldingfield.co.uk/index.htm Great Waldingfield]
  
*[http://www.suffolkfhs.org.uk Suffolk Family History Society]  
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*[http://homepages.tesco.net/~haughley/ Haughley]
  
*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/suffolk.html Local History Directory]  
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*[http://www.haverhill-uk.com/ Haverhill-UK - The Official Website for Haverhill, Suffolk]
  
*[http://www.itgen.co.uk/ffhs/ Felixstowe Family History Society]
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*[http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/HeritageCircle Hinderclay, Botesdale, Redgrave and Rickinghall Heritage Circle]
  
*[http://www.foxearth.org.uk/ The Foxearth and District Local History Society] Also contains Norfolk/Suffolk newspaper archive
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*[http://www.btinternet.com/~nigelsmithszoo/camra/campaigns/lost-ipswich-pubs.htm Lost Pubs of Ipswich ]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountySuffolk.htm#PageTitle IGI Suffolk]
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*[http://www.btinternet.com/~peter.chaloner/glemham.htm Little Glemham Parish Council]
  
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*[http://www.little-saxham.suffolk.gov.uk/about/index.shtml Little Saxham]
  
'''Countywide Interest'''
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*[http://www.lowestoftwitches.com/ The Trial of the Lowestoft Witches, 1664]
  
*[http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/Leisure/historyhome.htm Articles and information on Suffolk  History]
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*[http://www.newmarketlhs.org.uk Newmarket Local History Society]  
  
*[http://www.foxearth.org.uk/Emigration2.html Emigration in the 19th Century]
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*[http://www.onehouse.org.uk/index.html Onehouse]
  
*[http://www.btinternet.com/~nigelsmithszoo/camra/campaigns/lost-ipswich-pubs.htm Lost Pubs of Ipswich ]
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*[http://www.btinternet.com/~fred.stentiford/boyton/boyton_history/burial_registers/ramsholt_registers/ramsholt_registers.html Ramsholt Registers from 1800 - 2007]
  
*[http://www.mysuffolkfamily.com/ My Suffolk Family] Contains lots of surnames and useful links.
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*[http://www.stowmarket-history.co.uk Stowmarket History and Heritage]
  
*[http://www.clare-uk.com/genealogy/index.shtml Suffolk FHS 1891 Census Search]
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*[http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/StowmarketLocalHistoryGroup/ Stowmarket Local History Group]
  
*[http://essexpub.net/Suffolk%20Genealogy%20Links.htm Suffolk Genealogy Links]
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*[http://www.stradbroke.org.uk Stradbroke Past Present & Future ]  
  
*[http://www.suffolklocalhistorycouncil.org.uk/organization.html Suffolk Local History Council - Organizations]
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*[http://www.suffolksaints.info/saindex.htm Welcome to the Church of England Benefice of South Elmham & Ilketshall (The Saints)]
  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engdorse/PRSU.html Suffolk Parish Registers]
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*[http://www.walsham-le-willows.org/ Walsham le Willows]
  
*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/suffolk/Suffolk.htm Suffolk Workhouses]
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*[http://www.waveney.gov.uk/Environment/Cemeteries/ Waveney Cemeteries]  
  
*[http://www.suffolk-surnames-list.co.uk/ The Suffolk Surnames List]
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*[http://www.waveney.gov.uk/cemeteries/lowestoft/lowestoft_abbott_barbor.html Waveney District Council Cemetery Links]  
  
*[http://www.lowestoftwitches.com/ The Trial of the Lowestoft Witches, 1664]
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*[http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/WickhamMarketAreaArchiveCentre/ Wickham Market Area Archive Centre]
  
*[http://www.waveney.gov.uk/Environment/Cemeteries/ Waveney Cemeteries]  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tiber/wickham_market_genealogy.htm Wickham Market Genealogy]
  
*[http://www.waveney.gov.uk/cemeteries/lowestoft/lowestoft_abbott_barbor.html Waveney District Council Cemetery Links]  
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*[http://www.woodbridgechurch.org.uk/Records/ Woodbridge Quay non-conformist Churches - Historical Records ]
  
 
*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mwi/sfkcons.txt Woodbridge Jail Transportees 1825-1840]
 
*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mwi/sfkcons.txt Woodbridge Jail Transportees 1825-1840]
  
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pbtyc/Den/Woolpit/Index.html Transcript of the Parish Register for Woolpit]
  
'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
 
  
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'''Maps and Photographs'''
  
*[http://maurice.toucansurf.com/badley.html  Badley - History of the Parish]
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*[http://woodbridgesuffolk.info/Suffolk/index.htm Suffolk Village and Town Photographs]
  
*[http://www.bentley.suffolk.gov.uk/ Bentley Village]
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*[http://www.senseofplacesuffolk.co.uk/search/ Old Photographs of Suffolk]  
  
*[http://www.blaxhall.com/ Welcome to Blaxhall] The History and The People of Blaxhall.
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*[http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/ Suffolk and Norfolk Churches]  
  
*[http://www.btinternet.com/~fred.stentiford/boyton/boyton_history/boyton_history.html Boyton History] Marriage, Baptism and Burial registers for Boyton Church.
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*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/suffolk/content/articles/2005/12/07/church_gallery_feature.shtml Suffolk Churches Gallery]
  
*[http://www.brandon-heritage.co.uk/ Brandon Heritage Project - Town History]
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*[http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/BarkingPC/Photographs/ Old photos of Barking, Suffolk, inc. Old School Photographs]
  
*[http://www.cosford-database.co.uk/ The Cosford Database]
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*[http://www.suffolkcam.co.uk/ Suffolk Photographs]
  
*[http://www.campsea-ashe.co.uk/index.html Campsea Ashe Suffolk]
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*[http://sudburysuffolk.co.uk/photoarchive/ Caught on Camera] The Historic Photo Archive for Sudbury
  
*[http://www.oldchelsworth.org.uk/ Old Chelsworth 1870 Survey]
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*[http://www.unseenarchive.co.uk/ Photographs of Bygone Suffolk]
  
*[http://www.clare-uk.com/ Clare UK - The Official Website for Clare]
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*[http://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/area.php?area=suffolk Gravestone Photographs]  
  
*[http://www.clare-uk.com/genealogy/search.html Clare Genealogy Pages]
 
  
*[http://www.debenhamfamilyhistory.org.uk/ Debenham Family History]
 
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~stmartinsexning/ The Churchyard at St. Martin's, Exning]
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==Register Office==
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Copy Certificate information [http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/BirthsMarriagesAndDeaths/ReplacementCertificates/ Replacement Certificates]
  
*[http://wanborough.ukuhost.co.uk/Freston.htm Freston Local History and Genealogy pages]
 
  
*[http://www.glemsford.org.uk/04lhs.html Glemsford Local History Society]
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'''Bury St Edmunds'''
  
*[http://www.great-bradley.suffolk.gov.uk/home3.html Great Bradley] Includes Census details and Gravestone Records from St Mary's Church
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St Margarets <br>
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New Shire Hall<br>
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Bury St Edmunds<br>
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Suffolk<br>
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IP33 1RX<br>
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Tel 01284 352373<br>
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E-mail bse@registrars.suffolkcc.gov.uk
  
*[http://www.greatwaldingfield.co.uk/index.htm Great Waldingfield]
 
  
*[http://www.haverhill-uk.com/ Haverhill-UK - The Official Website for Haverhill, Suffolk]
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'''Debden District'''
  
*[http://www.btinternet.com/~peter.chaloner/glemham.htm Little Glemham Parish Council]
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The Lindos Centre<br>
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Saddlemakers Lane<br>
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Melton<br>
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Woodbridge<br>
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Suffolk<br>
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IP12 1PP<br>
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Tel 01394 382921 <br>
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E-mail deben@registrars.suffolkcc.gov.uk
  
*[http://www.wood-ditton.org.uk/newmarketlhs.htm Newmarket Local History Society]
 
  
*[http://www.btinternet.com/~fred.stentiford/boyton/boyton_history/burial_registers/ramsholt_registers/ramsholt_registers.html Ramsholt Registers from 1800 - 2007]
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'''Sudbury'''
  
*[http://www.stowmarket-history.co.uk Stowmarket History and Heritage]
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14 Cornard Road<br>
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Sudbury<br>
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Suffolk<br>
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CO10 2XA<br>
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Tel 01787 372904<br>
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E-mail Sudbury@registrars.suffolkcc.gov.uk
  
*[http://www.stradbroke.org.uk Stradbroke Past Present & Future ]
 
  
*[http://www.suffolksaints.info/saindex.htm Welcome to the Church of England Benefice of South Elmham & Ilketshall (The Saints)]
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'''Waveney District'''
  
*[http://www.woodbridgechurch.org.uk/Records/ Woodbridge Quay Church Historical Records ]
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St Margaret's House<br>
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Gordon Road<br>
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Lowestoft<br>
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Suffolk<br>
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NR32 1JQ<br>
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Tel 01502 405096<br>
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E-mail waveney@registrars.suffolkcc.gov.uk
  
  
'''Maps & Photographs'''
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==Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests==
  
*[http://woodbridgesuffolk.info/Suffolk/index.htm Suffolk Village and Town Photographs]
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Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
  
*[http://www.senseofplacesuffolk.co.uk/search/ Old Photographs of Suffolk]
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
*[http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/ Suffolk and Norfolk Churches]
 
  
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/suffolk/content/articles/2005/12/07/church_gallery_feature.shtml Suffolk Churches Gallery]
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'''Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts'''
  
*[http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/BarkingPC/Photographs/ Old photos of Barking, Suffolk, inc. Old School Photographs]
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==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
  
*[http://www.suffolkcam.co.uk/ Suffolk photographs]
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Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
  
*[http://sudburysuffolk.co.uk/photoarchive/ Caught on Camera] The Historic Photo Archive for Sudbury
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By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.
  
*[http://www.unseenarchive.co.uk/ Photographs of Bygone Suffolk]
 
  
*[http://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/area.php?area=suffolk Gravestone Photographs]
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'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
  
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==Photo Offers==
  
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Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.
  
  
  
 
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Latest revision as of 10:24, 16 May 2023

Constable country is located on the Suffolk/Essex border and is named after John Constable the renowned artist. Another famous artist, Thomas Gainsborough, was born in Sudbury.

The county has many pargeted buildings and thatched cottages painted in shades of Suffolk pink.

Although Suffolk is predominantly an agricultural county, it has 50 miles of coastline.

The main produce of the county are cereals, sugar beet, and the famous Suffolk Punch breed of working horse.

County town: Ipswich

Other major towns: Lowestoft, Sudbury and Bury St Edmunds


Suffolk Places of Worship


Regional projects Forum

Source: Wikipedia

Resources

Primary Reference


Countywide Interest


Specific Town and Village Interest

  • Boyton History Marriage, Baptism and Burial registers for Boyton Church.
  • Great Bradley Includes Census details and Gravestone Records from St Mary's Church


Maps and Photographs


Register Office

Copy Certificate information Replacement Certificates


Bury St Edmunds

St Margarets
New Shire Hall
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP33 1RX
Tel 01284 352373
E-mail bse@registrars.suffolkcc.gov.uk


Debden District

The Lindos Centre
Saddlemakers Lane
Melton
Woodbridge
Suffolk
IP12 1PP
Tel 01394 382921
E-mail deben@registrars.suffolkcc.gov.uk


Sudbury

14 Cornard Road
Sudbury
Suffolk
CO10 2XA
Tel 01787 372904
E-mail Sudbury@registrars.suffolkcc.gov.uk


Waveney District

St Margaret's House
Gordon Road
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR32 1JQ
Tel 01502 405096
E-mail waveney@registrars.suffolkcc.gov.uk


Record Office & Archive Lookup Requests

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.


Record Office & Archive Lookup Contacts

Cemetery Lookup Requests

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as above.


Cemetery Lookup Contacts

Photo Offers

Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send a private message to the member with your queries.


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