It is reminiscent of London...... just look at http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.co.uk/time-zone/europe/uk/england/london/london-villages.htm and you will see what I mean...the same can be said of most (largish) cities in Britain and even towns (like Kings Lynn?). Thanks for triggering a useful train of thought here. David On 23 August 2011 07:53, <davidbooty@btinternet.com> wrote: > Bonnie > > Many of the villages around the City such as Heigham, Catton, Thorpe, > Trowse and Lakenham became joined to it in the late 18th and early 19th C by > building infill. Some of this was in outlying parts of Norwich parishes and > the terms "New Lakenham", "New Catton" etc refer to these areas, as does > Thorpe Hamlet, Trowse Milgate and Pockthorpe - all these were parts of the > City while the old village centres remained parishes of the County. The City > boundaries have been extended several times since > David > ------Original Message------ > From: Bonnie Ostler > Sender: norfolk-bounces@rootsweb.com > To: norfolk@rootsweb.com > ReplyTo: norfolk@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NFK] Lakenham part of Norwich? > Sent: 23 Aug 2011 00:37 > > One of my husband's ancestors whom I believe was born Lakenham > 1780 identified himself in 1851 as having been born in Norwich. Was > Lakenham virtually part of the city of Norwich by 1851? > > Bonnie > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >