Part 14

Norwich Post-Office.

SAMUEL BASE, ESQ., _Post-Master_. MR. T. RUDDOCK, _Chief Clerk_. Messrs. Rainger, W. Base, H. Base, Hunt, and Snelling, _Clerks_.

The London Mail arrives at 2 28 a.m. and 4 35 p.m.; the Ipswich at 6 25 a.m. and 4 p.m. The same Mails are dispatched as under, viz.: London at 5 40 a.m. and 9 40 p.m.; Ipswich at 5 50 a.m. and 7 20 p.m. One bag is received from Yarmouth at 7 a.m. and another at 6 20 p.m.; and three are sent to Yarmouth daily, viz.: First, at 6 50 a.m.; the second at 4 20 p.m.; and the third at 9 30 p.m. Mails to Aylsham and Cromer are sent off at 6 a.m., and return at 7 p.m.; Drayton, Attlebridge, Cawston, Coltishall, North Walsham, Stalham, Burlingham, Blofield, Acle, Brooke, Bergh Apton, Loddon and Reepham, at 6 50 a.m., and return at 6 20 p.m.

There are Foot-posts at 6 40 a.m. from _Norwich_ to Keswick, Mulbarton, and Bracon Ash; to Hellesdon and Cossey; to Old Lakenham, Caistor, Stoke, Shottesham, and Saxlingham; to Earlham, Bawburgh, and Marlingford; to Trowse, Surlingham, and Rockland; to Newmarket Road, Eaton, and Cringleford; to Easton, Upper Heigham, and Honingham; to New Catton and Sprowston; also to Mousehold, Great Plumstead, Witton, and Brundall. From _North Walsham_ to Mundesley; to Bacton; also to Bradfield, Antingham, Southrepps, and Trimmingham. From _Hevingham_ to Buxton, Lammas, Brampton, and Oxnead. From _Cromer_ to Sherringham. From _Blofield_ to South Walsham, Panxworth, Ranworth, Woodbastwick, and Salhouse. From _Stalham_ to Happisburgh; to Sutton, Catfield, and Ludham; to Hickling and Palling. From _Loddon_ to Heckingham, Raveningham, Norton, Thurlton, Thorpe, and Haddiscoe. From _Acle_ to Moulton, Halvergate, Freethorpe, and Reedham: to Upton. From _Reepham_ to Sall, Wood Dalling, Heydon, Corpusty, and Saxthorpe. From _Attlebridge_ to Morton, Weston, Lenwade, Great Witchingham, Sparham, and Lyng. From _Burlingham_ to Lingwood, Strumpshaw, Buckenham, Hassingham, and Cantley. From _Attlebridge_ to Swannington, Brandiston, Haveringland, and Cawston. From _Filby_ to Stokesby. From _Hanworth_ to Barningham. From _Aylsham_ to Itteringham. From _Bergh Apton_ to Thurton and Ashby. From _Burgh St. Margaret’s_ to Rollesby, Repps, Oby, Clippesby, and Billockby. From _Smallburgh_ to Dilham, Honing, Crostwight, and Ridlington.

The delivery of letters brought by the London Night Mail, the Yarmouth and Ipswich, commences at 7 a.m.; and those by the London and Ipswich Day Mails at 5 p.m.—Letters received by the other Mails and Foot-posts arriving between 6 and 7 p.m., are delivered about 7 15 p.m., including those from Cromer.

For the London Mail, leaving at 5 40 a.m., letters are received till 5 40; for the same Mail, dispatched at 9 40 p.m., and for the Yarmouth, the box is closed at 9 0; but letters received till 9 30, _with an extra stamp affixed_. For the Ipswich Night Mail, one hour before its departure; but letters received till 7 10, _with an extra stamp affixed_. Stamped and unpaid letters may be put into the box till a quarter before 6 a.m., for the local posts.

Villages around Norwich.

BAWBURGH.

BAWBURGH, or BABER, is a small parish and village in Forehoe hundred, East Norfolk, 3 miles N. of Trowse station, and 5 N.W. of Norwich, containing 1,400 acres of land; and, in 1851, the population was 460. The church of St. Walstan is a small old building, with a round tower; the living is in the gift of the dean and chapter of Norwich; the incumbent is the Rev. George Carter, M.A. of Norwich.

Blyth, Sarah, victualler, King’s Head Brown, Daniel, blacksmith Candler, Edward, corn miller Child, David, baker Matthews, W. F., boarding school Cole, Robert, smith and wheelwright Cross, Thomas, farmer Crow, George, farmer, the Hall Cuthbert, Henry, police officer Davey, Sarah, shopkeeper Dunham, James, shoemaker Fisk, Edward, saddler Forster, William, victualler, Cock Hart, Thomas, farmer, the Lodge Lovett, Edward, shopkeeper Page, Mr. Robert Page, Robert, jun., farmer Reeve, Thomas, butcher Surgess, Wm., schoolmaster and registrar Tann, Daniel, carpenter

BEESTON ST. ANDREW.

BEESTON ST. ANDREW is a very small village in Taverham hundred, East Norfolk, 3½ miles N. of Norwich, containing three farms and a few cottages. The “‘Old Hall” was built in 1610, and is still standing. The chief part of the land belongs to N. Micklethwaite and O. Barnes, Esquires. Sir Thomas B. Leonard, Bart., is lord of the manor. There is no church, but a sinecure rectory, in the patronage of the Rev. Henry Banfather, who is also the incumbent. The population in 1851 was 41.

Barnes, Orlando, Esq., Old Hall Bowen, Thomas, farmer Harcourt, Howlett, farmer, Daily farm Thompson, Mr. Robert Park Cottage

BOWTHORPE PARISH.

BOWTHORPE parish, 3 miles W. by N. of Norwich, has only 5 houses, 31 souls, and 600 acres of land, all in one farm, the property of R. Frank, Esq. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, was unroofed in 1792; but much of the ruined walls still remain. The curacy, certified at £15, is consolidated with Earlham.

Howlett, Mr., farmer

BIXLEY.

A pretty village in the hundred of Henstead, situated on an eminence about 3 miles S.E. of Norwich, on the Loddon road. It consists of nearly 700 acres of land, chiefly the property of the Earl of Roseberry, who is lord of the manor. The population in 1851 was 128. Bixley Hall and Bixley Lodge are two exceedingly pretty seats, the former occupied by Mrs. Martin, and the latter by Mr. Base. Here is a large brick-built windmill, which from its extraordinary height, commands an extensive view of Norwich and the suburbs. It is of circular form, measures 100 feet at the base, and consists of 11 stories. It is the property of Mr. Charles Clare, who has a neat residence adjoining. The church is a small and ancient structure, built in 1272, with a tower; the interior is neat, and possesses many ancient monuments. The living is a rectory, with that of Framingham Earl annexed, in the gift of the Rev. Chas. David Brereton, M.A. The Rev. G. J. Bird is the incumbent.

Base, Mr., the Lodge Clare, Charles, corn miller Martin, Mrs., the Hall Parker, George, farmer Seamon, William, farmer Sowter, James, farmer Sowter, John, farmer

BLOFIELD.

An extensive but detached village and parish, in the hundred of the same name, East Norfolk, distant from Norwich 7 miles east. The Norwich and Yarmouth line of railway passes within a mile and a quarter, and a neat station-house has been erected at Brundall, 119½ miles from London. The parish contains 2,277 acres of land, and the population in 1851 was 1,175 inhabitants. Petty Sessions are held at the Globe Inn every alternate Monday; also a statute fair, or sessions for the hiring of servants, a few days before Michaelmas. Here is an endowed School for educating poor boys, which is conducted by Mr. R. J. Codling. The church, a plain structure, possesses a fine and lofty tower, containing six bells. The interior is neat, and the windows spacious; it was re-pewed in 1819. There are several ancient tablets, &c. The living is a rectory, in the patronage of Caius College, Cambridge. The present incumbent is the Rev. Thomas Smith Turnbull, M.A., and his curate, the Rev. J. V. Button, M.A.

Allen, John, farmer Bailey, John, shoemaker Bane, J. E., farmer Barker, Mary, schoolmistress Bell, Robert, shoemaker Benns, Thomas, shopkeeper Benns, Thomas, jun., joiner, &c. Benstead, Thomas, saddler Bowen, James, shopkeeper Brooks, William, farmer Broom, John, joiner, &c. Browne, John, beer house Browne, John, farmer Browne, William, farmer Browne, William, jun., farmer Bulley, Robert, shoemaker Button, Rev. John V., M.A., curate Caston, William, butcher Chapman, Emily, schoolmistress Chapman, Jeremiah, farmer Cheyne, John, chimney sweeper Clarke, Charles, shoemaker Clarke, William, bricklayer Codling, John, jun., schoolmaster and registrar of births and deaths Codling, William H., Union and Magistrates’ clerk and superintendent registrar Coleman, Timothy, veterinary surgeon Cooke, William, Life Commission agent Eade, Peter, M.D., surgeon and registrar Edrich, Henry, farmer Ellis, William, bricklayer Emms, Henry William, plumber, &c. Evans, John, cooper Farman, William, shoemaker Fisher, William, shopkeeper Fox, George, plumber, painter, &c. Fox, Richard, shoemaker Gapp, Richard, schoolmaster and assistant overseer Gibbs, Alfred, corn miller Goulder, Robert, farmer and malster Goulder, Robert, farmer Gowen, Benjamin, shoemaker Gowen, Benjamin, beerhouse Green, Mr. John Griston, Francis, tailor Griston, Matthew, corn miller Haggata Leonard, (victualler) Swan Harfley, Tovel, shoemaker Hazel, Charles, gardener Hazel, Saml., gardener and pork butcher King, James, Globe, post-office Lambert, Thomas, tinman and brazier Long, Robert, farmer Lynes, Joseph, junr., joiner, &c. Lynes, Joseph, machine maker Massey, A. L. & M., school Mingay, John W., cabinet-maker Newby, Daniel, tailor Onslow, Capt., R.N. Orsborne, William, farmer Palmer, Mr. Charles Postle, Jehosaphat, relieving officer Postle, Jehosaphat, D., farmer Postle, Philip, farmer Read, Richard, cattle dealer Read, Robert, junr., butcher Redgment, Robert, butcher Reynolds, Noah, farmer Riches, Thomas, farmer Riston, Thomas E., Esq. Rogers, Sarah, corn miller Rushmore, Anthony, bricklayer Rushmore, Robert, senr., joiner, &c. Rushmore, Robt., junr., shopkeeper Sadler, Mrs. W., shopkeeper Scurll, Wm., blacksmith Sizer, Henry, blacksmith Spanton, John, farmer Stockings, William, joiner, &c. Sutton, Benjamin, farmer Tidman, Charles, King’s Head Trower, John, farmer Tuck, John Henry, Esq., High house Tuck, the Misses Tunmore, John, sawyer Tunmore, John, farmer Turnbull, Rev. T. S., M.A., Rectory Waters, Robert, junr., farmer Waters, William, farmer Womack, Lindoe, Esq. Waters, R., carrier to Norwich, Saturday

POST OFFICE.

King, James, receiver, Globe Inn.

Letters received from Norwich, ¼ past 7 a.m., and dispatched ¼ past 5 p.m.

PUBLIC OFFICERS.

_Clerk to Magistrates and Union_, W. H. Codling. _Registrar_, Peter Eade, junr., Surgeon. _Relieving Officer_, Jehosaphat Postle. _Superintendent Registrar_, W. H. Codling. _Assistant Overseer and General Collector_, Richard R. Gapp.

BRADESTONE.

A long, straggling village, adjoining Brundall station, and extending 1¾ miles further E. by S., 7 miles E. of Norwich, and 126½ from London, in Blofield hundred, East Norfolk; containing about 160 inhabitants, and 510 acres of land, chiefly the property of T. G. Tuck, Esq., the lord of the adjoining manor, who farms the principal part of the land. The church of St. Michael is a handsome building with square tower, principally of flint, situated in a meadow half a mile N.E. of the village. The living is a rectory consolidated with Strumpshaw, and the incumbent is the Rev. E. S. Whitbread.

Agus, Sarah, victualler, White Horse Chapman, Mary, shopkeeper Gilbert, T. W., Esq., hall Laws, William, shopkeeper Miller, Wm. Chas., land agent Postle, John, coal merchant Smith James, blacksmith

BRAMERTON.

A parish in Henstead hundred, East Norfolk, beautifully situated 2 miles west of Rockland, 118 miles from London, and 4¾ S.E. of Norwich station. The population in 1851 was 227, and it contains 728 acres of rich land, belonging to several owners, the largest of whom is John Blake, Esq., who resides at the Hall, a mansion facing the common, which has been recently enclosed. The church of St. Peter is an ancient structure, rebuilt in 1462; it has a square tower, ornamented with small spires at each corner. The living is a rectory, in the gift of Robert Fellowes, Esq. The Rev. Edmund Blake is the incumbent, who resides in the rectory house adjoining the church. Here is a small Free School.

Balls, Robert, H., cattle salesman Beaumont, Robert, farmer Beaumont, Henry, carpenter Blake, John, Esq., hall Blake, Rev. Edmund, M.A., rectory Forder, John, shopkeeper Frost, James, gardener Miller, James, farmer Orsborne, Jacob, farmer Reeve, John, gardener Rudd, Robert, farmer Todd, David, blacksmith Tubbs, William, farmer Turner, Samuel, victualler, Wood’s End ferry Wilde, William, coroner for the City of Norwich

BUCKENHAM FERRY.

A parish and pleasant village on a bold elevation above the Yare, nine miles E. by S. of Norwich, comprises 907 acres of land, 12 houses, and 56 souls. Sir Wm. B. Proctor, Bart. owns all the land (except 37a. of glebe), and is lord of the manor, and patron of the living. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, a venerable structure, with an octagonal tower, was thoroughly repaired in 1820.

Beauchamp, Rev. Henry Thomas, rectory Green, John, farmer Layton, Charles, victualler, Three Horse Shoes Waters, Benjamin, farmer, White Horse

CAISTOR.

A small and scattered village and parish, in Henstead hundred, East Norfolk; distant 2 miles from Swainsthorpe station, 110 from London, and 3 miles from Norwich; contained in 1851, 154 inhabitants, and 1020 acres of land. This unimportant village was once a flourishing city and fortified town, also a Roman station of great importance; traces of its walls, &c., are still to be seen. The church is a small building, and the living is a rectory in the gift of Mrs. Dashwood, of Caistor Hall, who is also lady of the manor; the incumbent is the Rev. John Arthy.

Caistor is supposed to be the capital of the Iceni, a Belgic tribe, and was by the Romans called Venta Icenorum; and for distinction, Castrum, the camp, whence the East English on their conquest of the country, called it Caistor. Many Roman antiquities have been found here, and the camp and Roman tower were preserved from intended destruction by a railway.

Arthy, Rev. John, M.A., rectory Cogman, John, blacksmith Cullin, Thomas, farmer, French farm Dashwood, Mrs. Harriet, the Hall Davey, Alfred, carpenter and wheelwright Hewitt, Benjamin, gardener King, Alfred, farmer Spurrell, James, farmer, Old Hall Williamson, Thomas, High Ash

CARLTON ST. MARY.

CARLTON ST. MARY, or EAST CARLTON, is a parish and scattered village, in Humbleyard hundred and Henstead Union, East Norfolk; distant from Swainsthorpe station 2 miles N.W., and Norwich 5 miles S.W. by S., containing 284 inhabitants in 1851, and 1,116 acres of land.

The Church of St. Peter went to ruins in 1550, but its discharged Rectory, valued at £140, still remains as a sinecure in the gift of the crown, and incumbency of the Rev. Samuel Barker, of Lakenhall, in Suffolk.

The Church of St. Mary is a small edifice with a short tower surmounted with a wooden spire. The living is a Rectory, valued, in the King’s book, at £4, and in 1831 at £181, in the patronage of the Norwich Charity Trustees, and incumbency of the Rev. Robert John Francis, for whom the Rev. Frederic Cavill officiates.

Aldborough, William, gardener Bunting, John, wheelwright Cavill, Rev. Frederick Freestone, Edward, attorney, Lodge Forster, William, blacksmith Huggins, William, farmer Points, William, farmer Richards, James, farmer Smith, Mr. Matthew, Carlton house Steward, Rev. John Henry Thrower, Isaac, shoemaker

CATTON.

CATTON is a picturesque village, containing many very pretty seats, about 2½ miles N. of Norwich Station, and 116 miles from London, with 900 acres of land; and in 1851, a population of 618. This being a short distance from the City of Norwich, many opulent merchants have residences here.

The Church of St. Margaret is a very neat and pretty building, with an ancient round tower, octagonal at the top. The inside of the church is in excellent repair; it was enlarged and beautifully restored in 1850–1852, at the expence of nearly £1,000, and contains some good specimens of carving and stained glass. The living is a vicarage in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Norwich, and the vicar is the Rev. Richard Hart, B.A. There are several bequests for the poor; also a Free School, supported by subscription.

Attoe, George, lime burner Badcock, William, blacksmith Barker, William, farmer Belman, Rev. Chamberlin, Robert, Esq. Cooke, Henry, Esq. Cuddon, James, Esq. Dickson, Owen, farmer Foulsham, Miss Gurney, John Henry, Esq., M.P. Guymer, Joseph, carpenter and wheelwright Guymer, Richard, carpenter, parish clerk Guymer, William, senr., carpenter Guymer, William, junr., carpenter Hart, Rev. Richard, vicar Hawtayne, Admiral Heath, Charles, Esq. Hind, Ephraim, farmer Hipper, Robert, Maid’s Head Holmes, Edmund, licensed to let horses and flys for hire Howald, John, boot and shoemaker Jackson, Samuel, tailor Minty, Miss Mary Neale, William, blacksmith Newman, Mrs. Mary A., laundress Orsborne, Mark, the Woodman Paul, William, shoemaker, George inn Plowman, Robert, saddler, Magpie inn Potter, Ambrose, grocer Powley, Jonathan, Royal Oak Rackham, Thomas H., solicitor Springfield, Osborn, Esq. Walker, Thomas, baker

COSTESSEY.

COSTESSEY, a parish and town corrupted into COSSEY, is pleasantly situated 4½ miles N.W. of Norwich. The Hall is the seat of Lord Stafford, and stands in an extensive park, close to the Wensum. A fine sheet of water crosses the park.

The Church of St. Edmund, 1½ mile east of the hall, is a large building with square tower and lofty wooden spire. The living is a perpetual Curacy, in the gift of the Trustees of the Great Hospital, and enjoyed by the Rev. James William Evans, M.A., who resides here. There is a National School, a large Roman Catholic School, and a handsome Roman Catholic Chapel. The Baptists have a Chapel.

Baker, B., butcher Banham, James, well-sinker Banham, William, farmer and butcher Barker, Robert, farmer Bealey, Thomas, shopkeeper and wheelwright Blowers, John, land agent, Hall Cannell, Jacob, butcher Cole, William, gardener Culley, Henry Utting, corn miller Culley, John, farmer Cushion, William, shoemaker Evans, Rev. James W., Cottage Fairman, Benjamin, basket-maker Frost, Philip, National school Grant, Joseph, glass-stainer Gunton, Edward, victualler, Red Lion Gunton, George, brickmaker Hall, Horatio, druggist and grocer Harman, James, farmer, Park Harman, Leonard, spirit merchant Hastings, Edward, carpenter Hastings, William, carpenter Howard, Peter, farmer Hudson, James, victualler, Falcon Husenbeth, Rev. F. C., D.D. (Catholic) Ivory, Rev. John, (Baptist) Jewell, Samuel, veterinary surgeon Kidd, S. L. S., bricklayer and lime-burner Kidd, Mr. Thomas Laws, Mark, shoemaker Ling, Daniel, farmer Lovett, Mary, farmer Martin, Edmund, farmer Miller, John, beerhouse Norman, John, bricklayer and limeburner Perry, John L., grocer and draper Rising, Robert C., farmer, Lodge Sadler, John, shoemaker Savage, George, saddler Sidney, Robert C., shopkeeper Sisson, Thomas, victualler, Black Swan Smith, Charles, registrar of marriages Sparks, Mary, British school Spaul, John, tailor Spaul, John, shopkeeper Taylor, Mrs., victualler, White Hart Taylor, John, watchmaker (victualler), the Bush Taylor, Wm., farmer Watcham, Charles, butcher White, John, gamekeeper, Park Whiteman, Richard, woodman Whighton, John, gardener Wymer, Harriet, National school

Carrier to Norwich, Mrs. Whighton, Wednesday and Saturday.

CRINGLEFORD.

A small village and parish in Humbleyard hundred, about 2½ miles south-west of Norwich, near Hethersett Station, and 120 miles from London. It contains nearly 1000 acres of land, and the population in 1851 was 189.

The Church of St. Peter is a neat building with a square tower. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the gift of the Trustees of the Great Hospital, Norwich; the incumbent is the Rev. Edward Priest, B.A. There is a large corn mill, of ancient establishment, on the river Yare, and a good bridge.

Burton, William, toll-keeper Candler, Horatio, miller Canham, Mr., farmer Cracknell, John, wheelwright and smith Davie, Rev. W. C. Drane, William, farmer Pagenstecher, G., Ph. D. Priest, Rev. E. B., B.A. Smith, Rev. William

DRAYTON.

A compact and pleasant village in Taverham hundred, East Norfolk, and the vale of the river Wensum. It is situated about 4 miles N.W. of Norwich station, and 117½ from London. The church of St. Margaret is a plain building with thatched roof. A new tower has just been erected; the inside contains several monuments. The living, in the gift of the Bishop of Norwich, is a rectory consolidated with Hellesdon, and held by the Rev. Thomas Calthorpe Blofield, M.A., incumbent, who resides at the Rectory, a neat dwelling. There are a Baptist Chapel, and a Free School for boys and girls. The parish contains 1,284 acres of land, and in 1851 the population was 472.

Adcock, Edmund, farmer Adcock, William, shoemaker Arger, John, pork butcher Arger, William, gardener and butcher Beasey, John, shoemaker Blyth, Matthew, beer retailer Blyth, Matthew, junr., carpenter Blyth, William, carpenter Bradshaw, Fras. G. and F. W., Esqrs., D. house Bunn, Samuel, farmer Buttle, Henry, shopkeeper Cannell, John, blacksmith Collins, William, victualler, Red Lion Fenn, Robert, shoemaker French, Ann, farmer Green, Rev. J. Spurgeon, curate, M.A. Hipper, Thomas, butcher Howard, Jeremiah, flour and saw mills Laton, Charles Henry, Esq., Lodge March, John, shopkeeper Mumford, George, gardener Oxley, Misses Elizabeth and Margaret Thomas, Robert, carpenter and victualler, Cock West, John, beerhouse

DUNSTON.

A small parish on the river Tas, in Humbleyard hundred, distant from Swainsthorpe station 2 miles N.E., and from Norwich 4 miles; contained, in 1851, 126 inhabitants, and 613 acres of land, principally the property of Robert Kellett Long, Esq., of Dunston Hall, who is also lord of the manor. The church of St. Remigius is a small building; it has a brass in the chancel.

Brighton, Robert, cottager Byles, Benjamin, farmer Fish, Mr. John Lincoln, Jeremiah, farm bailiff Long, Robert Kellett, Esq., the Hall Moy, John, tea-dealer Symonds, Robert, gardener Wenn, Rev. J. W., curate

EATON.

A small village and parish in the county of Norwich, from which city and station it is distant 2 miles south-west. The dean and chapter of Norwich are lords of the manor, which contains about 1,300 acres of land. The church is dedicated to St. Andrew. The population in 1851 was 785. Rev. George Day, incumbent.

Ewing, John William, nurseryman, seedsman, and limeburner Fish, Miles, boot and shoemaker, Cellar House George, Thomas William, licensed brewer Jeffries, John, butcher Newson, Henry, grocer and tea-dealer Nixon, Robert, the Lamb Starrad, James, Red Lion Thirkettle, William, blacksmith Webb, William, grocer, post office

GREAT MELTON.

GREAT MELTON, 3 miles N. of Hethersett station, and 5½ west of Norwich, with 393 inhabitants, and 2,540 acres of land. The church of St. Mary has a square tower, built in 1440, containing 3 bells. The living is a rectory, in the gift of Caius College, Cambridge; and the incumbent is the Rev. Charles Eyers.

Andrews, John, carpenter Bloom, Thomas, farmer Burrell, John, farmer Cox, Alfred, smith and victualler, Green Man Eyers, Rev. Charles, rectory Gee, Mary Ann, school-teacher Howard, Matthew, farmer Howett, William, gardener Pearson, George and James, farmer Reynolds, John, farmer Rose, Philip, farmer Rose, Mr. Thomas Sutton, Wm., farmer

GREAT PLUMSTEAD.

A small village and parish in Blofield hundred, East Norfolk, distant from Norwich 5 miles east; the population was returned in 1851, at 359 inhabitants.

The church of St. Mary is a plain building, partly of brick. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Norwich; the incumbent is the Rev. Edward Cole.