An essay towards a topographical history of the county of Norfolk
Subtitle: containing a description of the towns, villages, and hamlets, with the foundations of monasteries, churches, chapels, chantries, and other religious buildings ...
By: likewise, an historical account of the castles, seats, and manors, their present and ancient owners ; together with the epitaphs, inscriptions, and arms in all the parish churches, and chapels; with several draughts of churches, monuments, arms, ancient ruins, and other relicks of antiquity. Collected out of ledger-books, registers, records, evidences, deeds, court-rolls, and other authentick memorials / by Francis Blomefield
Contributors: Parkin, Charles, 1689-1765
Edition: 2d ed.
Publisher: Printed for W. Miller
Published: 1805
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 11
Other titles: History of Norfolk
Notes: On spine: History of Norfolk.

First edition published 1739-75. The first 2 vols. and part of v.3 appeared in numbers.

Vols. 6-11 "continued" by Rev. Charles Parkin. Parkin died before completing the work, and it was ultimately finished by some bookseller's hack employed by Whittingham of Lynn. Cf. Dict. nat. biog. Lowndes, v.1, p. 219-220.

Includes indexes and bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: v.1. Diss. Giltcross. Shropham.; title: v.2. Thetford. Grimeshou. Wayland. Forehoe.; title: v.3-4. History of Norwich.; title: v.5. Humble-yard. Depewade. Earsham. Henstede.; title: v.6. South Greenhow. South Erpingham.; title: v.7. Gallow and Brothercross. Blofield. Clackclose.; title: v.8. Clavering. North Erpingham. Eynford. Freebridge.; title: v.9 Freebridge (concluded). North Greenhow. Happing. Holt. Launditch.; title: v.10. Launditch (concluded). Loddon. Mitford. Smethdon. Taverham.; title: v.11. Tunstede. Walsham. West and East Flegg. Great Yarmouth. Indexes.