Petty Sessional Division of Taverham: Shirehall, Norwich

NORFOLK COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS TO 1975

The records of magistrates' courts in the county up to April 1975 when the petty sessional divisions were reduced in number to thirteen. The same types of records were kept in each division but the names by which they were known were not standardized. We have tried to achieve uniformity in our lists: minute books, hearing books and court registers, though different in form, contain substantially the same information while evidence books are manuscript or shorthand notes of the evidence given in court, compiled by the justices' clerk.

PS 1 Division: Norwich (Plus post 1975 records)

PS 2 Division: South Erpingham Places where courts held: Aylsham

PS 3 Division: Eynsford Places where courts held: Reepham

PS 4 Division: King's Lynn (Plus post 1975 records)

PS 5 Division: Freebridge Lynn Places where courts held: Grimston

PS 6 Division: Freebridge Marshland Places where courts held: Terrington St. Clement

PS 7 Division: Clackclose Places where courts held: Downham Market

PS 8 Division: Blofield and Walsham Places where courts held: Blofield

PS 9 Division: Taverham Places where courts held: Norwich

PS 10 Division: Swainsthorpe Places where courts held: Swainsthorpe

PS 11 Division: Tunstead and Happing (Plus post-1975 records) Places where courts held: North Walsham

PS 12 Division: Mitford and Launditch Places where courts held: East Dereham See also PS29

PS 13 Division: Smithdon and Brothercross (Plus post-1975 records) Places where courts held: Docking, Hunstanton

PS 14 Division: Thetford and Grimshoe see also PS29 Places where courts held: Thetford, Methwold

PS 15 Division: Wayland see also PS 29 Places where courts held: Watton

PS 16 Division: Diss see also PS 29

PS 17 Division: East and West Flegg Places where courts held: Ormesby St. Margaret, Yarmouth

PS 18 Division: Great Yarmouth (Plus post 1975 records)

PS 19 Division: South Greenhoe see also PS 29 Places where courts held: Swaffham

PS 20 Division: Guiltcross and Shropham see also PS 29 Places where courts held: East Harling, Attleborough

PS 21 Division: Earsham Places where courts held: Harleston

PS 22 Division: Loddon and Clavering Places where courts held: Loddon

PS 23 Division: Depwade Places where courts held: Long Stratton

PS 24 Division: North Erpingham (Plus post 1975 records) Places where courts held: Cromer

PS 25 Division: Forehoe See also PS 30 Places where courts held: Wymondham

PS 26 Division: Gallow Places where courts held: Fakenham

PS 27 Division: North Greenhoe Places where courts held: Walsingham

PS 28 Division: Holt

PS 29 Division: Thetford and Grimshoe, Guiltcross and Shropham, Wayland, Forehoe, Diss and South Greenhoe Places where courts held: Diss, Swaffham, Thetford

PS 30 Division: Thetford Green of Petty Sessional Divisions (later known as Central Norfolk and South Norfolk Petty Sessional Divisions) Places where courts held: Thetford, East Derham, Diss, Swaffham, Wymondham