Village History


It all started with a letter on Ebay

A dip into the family histories of Futter and Woods, one time inhabitants of Ryburgh, occasioned by a letter written by Frances Woods in 1833.


William Oughton 1852-1905.

The man who sold the "Scandal" in his shop A Team man, Shopkeeper, Coal Merchant, Grocer, Draper, Baker, Trustee of the Primitive Methodist Chapel and Parish Councillor.


Thomas Wantling, Miller of Great Ryburgh

The Will and Probate Inventory of Thomas Wantling, Miller and also Churchwarden of St Andrew's Great Ryburgh who died in 1708


Postcards from Ryburgh

A chronological view of Ryburgh from the beginning of the 20th Century


Pages from a Howe Family Photograph Album

A rather extraordinary coincidence that reunited separate leaves of this 1920's album


Murder in the Hospital

An overall appraisal of the dreadful tradgedy of 1875 that claimed the life of William Martin of Great Ryburgh and 3 other Norfolk lads


Ryburgh Yesterday from your Mardles

Alan Bloomfield's reminiscences as recently communicated by email


The Smiths of Ryburgh: an update compiled and written by Carol Winfield

Further research on the origins of the Ryburgh Smiths dynasty


Baking in Ryburgh

A look back at the Bakery from 1763


Farmers Foundry Products

A photographic record of artefacts from the Ryburgh Farmers Foundry

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