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Subject: Re: ancient towns
Date: Sat, 02 Aug 1997 22:40:43 +0000


Paul Durrant wrote:
>
> At 6:02 pm +0100 1/8/97, wrote:
> >My family records indicate that the family was firsts recorded in the Doomsday
> >book...the records state that the town of "Berney from Wallingham County" was
> >the first record...also stating that records were from "the Priory of Byham".
> >
> >subsequent records show that they lived for some generations in "Witchingham".
> >Later they lived in "Reedham" for a considerable length of time.
> >
> >I certainly would hope that some kind soul would respond with some knowledge
> >of these disapeared towns or at least where they used to be.
> >
> >Many thanks.................................................Richard W Barney
>
> No idea about Berney or Byham. There's currently Witcham in Norfolk, and
> also Reedham.
> regards,
>
> Paul Durrant
I think it quite likely that what is referred to is Binham Priory in
Norfolk, and I would not be surprised if they were not referring to
Walsingham, though where the "county" comes in I don't know, as in
England counties are areas containing large numbers of people like
Norfolk itself.
Hope this is of some use.
Ted Nobbs.

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