Quick Guides- Quarter Sessions Records

Norfolk Record Office (NRO) collects and preserves unique archives relating to the history of Norfolk and makes them accessible to people all over the world.The events listed here are run from our base at The Archive Centre, Martineau Lane, Norwich.   Free parking is available at County Hall for Archive Centre users. All visitors must report to the security kiosk at the car park entrance to obtain a visitor’s parking pass.For events at Norfolk Heritage Centre, please contactheritagecentre@norfolk.gov.uk, for events at King's Lynn Borough Archive please visitstoriesoflynn@west-norfolk.gov.uk. Our staff also attend public events and give talks/run workshops in other locations around the County; from local libraries to village halls and other meeting places.This page provides information about events we are running or involved in all over the County and allows you to book online where applicable.To  subscribe to our events mailing list, please visithttps://www.archives.norfolk.gov.uk/keepintouchYour details will not be passed to anyone else and you can leave the mailing list at any time by clicking on the link above. Deatils of how the NRO handles personal data are avilable in the privacy policy atwww.norfolk.gov.uk.We look forward to welcoming you soon!Norfolk Record Office (01603 222599 or norfrec@norfolk.gov.uk)

Norfolk Record Office

From Tudor times until 1889, Norfolk was administered by the Justices of the Peace through the system of Quarter Sessions.

This session takes you swiftly through some of the documents created by the precursor to Norfolk County Council. We explain some of the different types of records you may come across and how to go about using them in your research.Find our March- June 2026 programme of events <a href="https://norfolkrecordofficeblog.org/events-march-june-2026/" title="https://norfolkrecordofficeblog.org/events-march-june-2026/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>If you are no longer able to attend, please let us know so that we can offer your place to someone on the waiting list.

Our {communityGuidelinesLink} describe the sort of content we prohibit on Eventbrite. If you suspect an event may be in violation, you can report it to us so we can investigate.

To report other categories of prohibited or illegal content, submit {link}

Quick Guides- Quarter Sessions Records

Good to know

Location

Online event