Part 15

Abigail, Samuel, farmer Brown, Robert, farmer Campbell, Fras. Alex., Esq. Chenery, Robert, machine maker Clarke, Jonathan, shoemaker Cockrell, John, blacksmith Cole, Rev. Edward, curate Foster, Mr. Francis Gedge, William, carpenter Gooch, Thomas, carpenter Goose, William, farmer Gostling, John, farmer Hambleton, John, farmer King, Randall, farmer Lond, Thomas, shoemaker Maidstone, Jonathan, shopkeeper Maidstone, Robert, farmer Newman, Robert, farmer Pile, Henry, victualler, Hare Scott, Jonathan, farmer Summons, Francis, shoemaker Sutton, Thomas, smith and farrier

HELLESDON.

HELLESDON, or HELLESDEN, situated in Taverham hundred, about 2 miles N.W. of Norwich station, and 115½ from London, and lying in a vale on the verge of the Wensum. In 1851 the population was 467, but a great part is at Hellesdon hamlet, in the county of the city of Norwich. There is a small but neat church, dedicated to St. Mary; it is square built, without a tower, but has a neat wooden belfry and spire. The living, a Rectory consolidated with that of Drayton, is in the gift of the Bishop of Norwich, and the incumbent is the Rev. T. C. Blofield. There is a large corn mill; and a National School was erected in Hellesdon hamlet in 1852.

Those marked * reside in the Hamlet.

* Abbs, Isaac, shopkeeper * Armes, Timothy, cowkeeper * Baker, Timothy, corn miller * Baldry, John, gardener * Basey, John, cowkeeper * Batson, Edward, corn miller * Beales, Mr. Robert * Bleakley, Elizabeth, farmer Blyth, James, carpenter * Brown, Rev. Philip Utting * Clarke, Horace J., manufacturer * Clement, Gallant, gardener Cross, George farmer Delane, Mr. William Denington, Job, gardener Gowing, George, farmer, Old Hall * Greenfield, Samuel, gardener Holman, Josiah, blacksmith * Kenney, Mr. Edward * Knopwood, John, victualler, Windmill * Lemmon, Edward, shoemaker * Lock, Miss Elizabeth * Porrett, William, butcher * Reynolds, Joshua, corn miller Sharman, Mr. John * Steward, Samuel W. P., brickmaker * Tallowin, Josiah, victualler, Mile Cross * Upton, James, gardener Wells, W. H., corn miller White, George, grocer * Wright, Harriet, schoolmistress

HETHERSETT.

A railway station, and neat and extensive village and parish on the Ely and Norwich railway, in Humbleyard hundred, East Norfolk, distant from London 120 miles, Wymondham 5 miles, and 6 from Norwich. There are several donations bequeathed by different parties, principally for the benefit of the poor of this parish, which are distributed annually. Petty Sessions are held at the Queen’s Head. Here are Chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists; also a National School for boys and girls, which are both well attended, conducted by Mr. and Mrs. Curson.

The church, which is plain, with a square tower and small wooden spire, has five bells. The living is a rectory, with Canteloff annexed, in the gift of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. The Oak of Reformation, under which Kett and the Norfolk rebels took their Oath of Covenant in 1549, is still alive. The number of acres is 2,635, and the population 1,209. The station is in Ketteringham, about a mile distant.

Andrew, Rev. William W. Back, Henry, farmer Baker, Benjamin, farmer Bale, Thomas, poulterer Blomfield, Miles, farmer, Holly Farm Brown, Edward, farmer Buckingham, Nicholas, farmer Clarke, Julia, grocer, tea dealer, and draper Clarke, Rowland, baker Cullingham, John, boot and shoe-maker Cursons, John, boot and shoe-maker, parish clerk Curson, Smith, National Schoolmaster Davey, Robert, farmer Dickman, John Emms, Mrs., tuscan and straw bonnet maker Fish, John Fisk, Edward, harness maker Ford, William, butcher, King’s Head Fox, James, Greyhound Gurney, Mrs. Mary, Thickthorne Hall Guyton, Henry, miller Hoste, Lady Hurn, Thomas, blacksmith Langford, Captain George Lofty, Jeremiah, builder Morter, William, glover, boot and shoemaker Parker, Lofty, Queen’s Head and post-office Reynolds, Susanna, grocer Richardson, Hardiman, farmer Secret, William, pensioner Sewell, Mrs. Sharman, Thomas, tailor and draper Smith, James, farmer Smith, James, jun., farmer Stannard, William, farmer Thrower, James, veterinary surgeon Traxton, James, tailor and draper Thraxton, Richard, carpenter Worgate, T. S., Esq. Youngman, William, miller

HILLINGTON.

HILLINGTON, or HELLINGTON. A parish and small village, 7 miles S.E. from Norwich, is in Loddon hundred and Clavering Union, East Norfolk, containing 87 inhabitants. The area of the parish is 516 acres, which belong to Miss Barham, J. Marcom, Esq., Richard Denny, Esq. and Doughty’s Hospital, Norwich. The church of St. John the Baptist is small, with a round tower.

Barham, Judith Hurrell, John, butcher Martin, William, farmer Thorpe, Robert, butcher

HONINGHAM.

A village and parish in the hundred of Forehoe, East Norfolk, distant from Norwich and East Dereham 8 miles. This parish contains 232 inhabitants, and 2,522 acres of land. The church of St. Andrew is a small building; the rectory is in the gift of the Rev. George Bayning. Here is a National School.

Balls, Thomas, farmer Bayning, Rt. Hon. and Rev. Lord Beckett, William, gardener and shopkeeper Child, James, blacksmith Doubleday, Elizabeth, milliner Ephraim, Job, national school Gooch, Stephen, farmer Grand, Charles, shoemaker Grand, John, tailor Hipkin, Stephen, farmer Neeve, Robert Johnson, corn miller Reeve, Howard, farmer Reeve, William, farmer, plumber, and glazier Spratt, Mrs., national school Thurston, John, farmer Ward, Rev. W. C., curate Young, James, victualler, Buck

HORSHAM ST. FAITH’S.

A parish in Taverham hundred, East Norfolk, better known as ST. FAITH’S, including NEWTON ST. FAITH, one mile further north, on the direct road to Aylsham from Norwich, and distant 5 miles north of the latter station, 7 miles south of Aylsham, and 118½ from London, containing, in 1851, 923 inhabitants in Horsham, and 288 in Newton. The church of the Virgin Mary is an old building, with four large windows, and high embattled tower of Gothic architecture. The land comprises 2,700 acres of tolerably good land, belonging to several proprietors, the largest of whom is Lord Viscount Ranelagh, who is lord of the manor and patron of the living a curacy, enjoyed by the Rev. William Atthill, M.A. The Wesleyans have a chapel here, and also one at Newton St. Faith’s. The Union Workhouse, half a mile north-east of the church, is a large brick building, with accommodation for 300 inmates. There is a large cattle fair held for three weeks, commencing October 17th, where a vast quantity of cattle from Scotland and the surrounding country is sent. Here was anciently a market, a Benedictine priory, founded in 1105, and an hospital of Knights Templars.

ST. FAITH’S UNION WORKHOUSE.

The Rev. A. S. Warner, _Chaplain_. Robert Thompson, Esq., _Surgeon_. James and Mahala Goodchild, _Master and Matron_. Esther Goodchild, _Assistant Matron_. Joseph and Elizabeth Howlett, _Schoolmaster and Schoolmistress_. Andrew Child, _Porter_. 30 parishes in Union.

Atthill, Rev., William, rector of St. Faith’s; h Horsford Barker, Edward, horse farrier Batley, Stephen, cabinet and chair maker Blyth, John, boot and shoe maker Bridges, John, boot and shoe maker Britcher, William, the Crown Bullard, Robert, shopkeeper and butcher Cable, Robert, King’s Head Carman, Philip Lincoln, superintendent registrar Cooper, James, gardener Eglington, Richard, miller and farmer Forster, William, bricklayer Gear, Joseph, and Potter, Eliza, superintendents of the day and sunday schools Harper, Elizabeth, shopkeeper Hook, Samuel B., tailor Holmes, George, clerk to St. Faith’s church Kerry, Henry, tailor Lovick, John, beer retailer and farmer Lovick, Samuel, baker Newton, Edward, the Crown Nunn, Eve Elizabeth, Jolly Butchers Osborn, George, haircutter Pearce, John, smith in general Painter, Thomas, boot and shoe maker Priestley, William Stanton, surgeon Reynolds, Charlotte, day school for children Reynolds, Edward, farmer Reynolds, James, corn and seed merchant Rice, James, Black Swan, and post-office Scarnett, John, farmer and builder Scarnett, John, general shopkeeper and blacksmith Snelling, Elizabeth, Cross Keys Webb, Benjamin, shopkeeper and basket-maker West, John, farmer Woolsey, Alfred, shopkeeper Youngs, Peter, saddle and harness maker

INTWOOD.

A very small village and parish, pleasantly situated near the Hethersett station, 3½ miles S.W. of Norwich, containing upwards of 600 acres of land, all the property of Joseph Salisbury Muskett, Esq., who rebuilt the hall in splendid style. The church of All Saints is in the patronage of J. S. Muskett, Esq., and the incumbent is the Rev. W. Day, M.A. The population in 1851 was 73.

Allden, William Spratt, farmer Clarke, Jacob, gardener Davie, Rev. W. C., curate Muskett, J. Salisbury, Esq., hall

KESWICK.

KESWICK is a small parish in Humbleyard hundred, 3 miles S.S.W. from Norwich. The population in 1851 was 126. The London and Norwich railway passes close to the village, which contains 722 acres of land, principally belonging to Hudson Gurney, Esq., who is lord of the manor, and occupies the New Hall.

Bennett, James, gardener, old hall Birkbeck, Mrs. Elizabeth Lucy, old hall Blomfield, Miles, corn miller Edwards, John, farmer and land agent Emms, Frederic, gardener, new hall Gurney, Hudson, Esq., new hall Phillips, James, gardener, new hall

KETTERINGHAM.

KETTERINGHAM is a small village and parish in Humbleyard hundred, distant from Wymondham station 3½ miles, and six from Norwich. The principal part of the land in this parish belongs to Sir John Peter Boileau, Bart. The church is a neat building. The living is a vicarage, in the gift of Sir John P. Boileau, and the incumbent is the Rev. W. W. Andrew. The number of acres is 1,600, and the population 209.

Beadley, Miss Caroline Blomfield, William, farmer Boileau, Sir J. Peter, Bart., hall Cook, John Sewell, farmer Easton, George, gardener Hunter, Robert, carpenter Ringer, John Michael, farm bailiff Thrower, James, blacksmith

KIRBY BEDON.

KIRBY BEDON, a village 4½ miles S.E. of Norwich, in the Henstead hundred. Its houses are scattered; containing 296 inhabitants, and 1362 acres, belonging to several proprietors. Sir H. J. Stracey, Charles Lombe, Esq., and Edward Lombe, Esq., are lords of the manor, to whom great part of the land belong. The church of St. Andrew’s stands on a height, and is a low square building with thatched roof, and a tower with a base of flint about 10 feet high, and the upper part of wood. The inside is plain, and contains several monuments to the Brooke family; also an ancient sculpture, representing a man and woman kneeling at the altar, but time has nearly obliterated the inscription. The living is a rectory, enjoyed by the Rev. E. Day. The old hall, a very ancient mansion—the lower part only now remains, which is inhabited by labourers.

Bird, Joseph, farmer Clare, Charles, junr., farmer Day, Rev. Edward, rectory Drake, George F., Esq. Horne, Robert, victualler, Stracey Arms, and gardener Mendham, Mr. Richard Neeve, Richard, gardener and shopkeeper Money, William F., farmer Seal, John, blacksmith Smith, Robert, shoemaker Varville, James, farmer and brickmaker Woolsey, Jeremiah, farmer and brickmaker

LITTLE MELTON.

A parish, with 379 inhabitants, principally small farmers. The lord of this manor is — Lombe, Esq., to whom belongs the greater part of the land, which comprises nearly 700 acres. The church, St. James’, is a small thatched building, with a square tower. The living is a vicarage in the patronage of Emanuel College, Cambridge. The incumbent is the Rev. J. C. Berkley, M.A.

Aldred, Thomas D., farmer Andrews, John, carpenter and beerhouse Barnes, Mary, shopkeeper Berkley, Rev. J. C., vicar Beverley, Miss Mary Child, Charles and Mary, school teachers Coggle, John, farmer Davey, John, gardener Eadon, E., gardener Forster, Thomas, farmer and parish clerk Fox, Edmund, plumber and glazier Gaff, John, farmer Howard, Mr. Thomas Kemp, John, gardener Lovett, John W., corn miller Long, James, farmer Ringer, Daniel, farmer Rudd, Francis G., farmer Webster, James, gardener

LITTLE PLUMSTEAD.

A small, neat village and parish in Blofield hundred, contained, in 1851, 309 inhabitants; distant from Norwich 6 miles E. by north. The church (St. Gervase) is a small neat building, with a square tower. The inside is tastefully fitted up, and contains several handsome monuments. A handsome painted window is placed at the east end.

Boast, Moses, farmer Bolton, John, farmer Bussey, Benjamin, parish clerk Crow, Robert, farmer George, John, farmer Goulder, Robert, farmer Green, James, brick and tile maker Jones, Peter, farmer Morter, Robert, shopkeeper Nicholls, John, farmer Read, George, farmer Spanton, Francis, victualler, Brick Kilns Worth, Misses Susan, Maria and Sophia, the Hall

MARSHAM.

A parish and considerable village in South Erpingham hundred, Aylsham Union, East Norfolk, 2 miles south of Aylsham, and 10 north from Norwich: contained, in 1851, 662 inhabitants. The area of the parish is 1,819 acres; the soil belongs to various owners. W. Repton, Esq., is lord of the manor.

The church of All Saints has a nave, chancel, and square tower, 8 bells, and an ancient screen and font. The chancel has some stones to the memory of the Norris and other families. The living is a rectory, in the gift of the Earl of Lichfield; the Rev. John Gunton, B.A., is the incumbent, by whom a neat rectory house has been built, assisted by Queen Anne’s bounty, the tithes commuted for £344. The poor’s land produces a rental of £16 5s. per annum. Here is a school, supported by the rector. The Primitive Methodists have a chapel here.

Cook, John, shopkeeper and brickmaker Elvin, David, miller Elvin, William, shopkeeper Farmer, James, farmer Forster, William, schoolmaster to parish school Gunton, Rev. John, rector Howlett, John, farmer Jones, John, boot and shoe maker and shopkeeper Jones, John, farmer Jones, Robert, boot and shoe maker Kellington, Samuel, post-office Lake, William, White Hart Lambert, John, farmer Marsham, Rev. Henry, rector of Brampton and curate of Stratton, Marsham Hall Mason, Edward, Plough and Shuttle Moore, Edward, blacksmith Skipper, Isaac, boot and shoe maker Soam, Peter, farmer Spink, Peter, shopkeeper Tredwell, John, farmer Warnes, Miss Elizabeth Warnes, Mrs. Emily, Baldwick Hall Watts and Brothers, farmers Wighton, Thomas, farmer

MULBARTON.

A village and parish in Humbleyard hundred, East Norfolk, near the Swainsthorpe station, 109 miles from London, and 5 S.W. from Norwich, containing 587 inhabitants, and 1350 acres of land. The church of St. Mary Magdalen has some old tombs. The rectory is in the gift of the Rev. J. H. Steward; and the Rev. Richard Gay Lucas, B.A., is the incumbent. Petty Sessions are held on the third Monday of every month, at the World’s End Inn, where there is an Odd Fellows’ Lodge, M.U.

Banham, John, carpenter Barrell, Samuel, miller Barrell, William, miller Blake, John, farmer and butcher Blake, Robert, farmer and butcher Brett, Major, the Lodge Claxton, George, farmer Cremer, Charles, miller Dye, Robert, shoemaker Gowing, Samuel, farmer Harvey, William, farmer Lane, John, farmer Lucas, Rev. Richard Gay, B.A., rectory Norris, Mr. James Norris, Mr. John Overed, Walter, veterinary surgeon Petchall, Mark B., shoemaker Rice, James, blacksmith Rice, Robert, wheelwright, &c. Squires, Paul, Esq., the Hall Todd, John, post-office Todd, William, World’s End Turner, James, yeoman Turner, John, yeoman Wright, William, tailor

PANXWORTH.

A village in Walsham hundred, comprising 600 acres of good land, situated 9 miles E. of Norwich, and 5 N. of Brundall station, containing 134 inhabitants, wholly dependent on agriculture. A new Church was built in 1847, at a cost of £500. The benefice is a rectory, consolidated with Woodbastwick, and enjoyed by the Rev. Henry Dunster, M.A.

Easton, Robert, farmer and maltster Ely, Elijah, veterinary surgeon and victualler, Red Lion inn Riches, John, farmer Rix, Matthew, grocer Rose, William, farmer Starling, Thomas, blacksmith Thirtle, Robert, gamekeeper Wyatt, Elijah, miller

RACKHEATH.

RACKHEATH, in Taverham hundred, 4½ miles N.E. of Norwich, was originally divided into two parishes, called Great and Little Rackheath, now united in one. The population in 1851 was 281, employed chiefly in husbandry. The houses are very widely spread; some are two miles distant from each other. The parish contains about 2000 acres. The Hall, a splendid mansion, has lately been much added to and embellished by the present owner, Sir Henry J. Stracey; it is in the centre of a large and well-wooded park. The Grange is also an adjoining estate, belonging to the same owner. He is also lord of the manor, and patron of the church of All Saints, which stands half a mile from the village, in a meadow. The incumbent is the Rev. F. H. S. Hodgson. There is also a Free School, supported by Sir H. J. Stracey. Here was formerly a Priory.

Aldous, Frederic, farmer Buttifant, William, farmer Clark, John, W. victualler, Green Man Davey, Emma, school-mistress Etheridge, Thomas, farmer Forder, Joseph, blacksmith George, Henry, farmer Gillingwater, Edward, gardener Goulder, Christmas E., farm bailiff Pyle, Robt., farmer, Green Farm Stracey, Sir Henry J., the Hall Ward, James, shopkeeper Watts, Robert, farmer

ROCKLAND ST. MARY’S.

A large village, pleasantly situated in Henstead Union, 6 miles S.E. of Norwich, with 485 inhabitants, and containing 1,338 acres of rich, well-cultivated land, in the vale of the Yare. Sir Charles H. Rich is lord of the chief manor, and the present proprietors are Hudson Gurney, Esq., and Robert Gilbert, jun., Esq. The church (St. Mary) is a neat building, on a height, and commands an extensive view of the country: it has a chancel and aisle, with thatched roof, and a small square tower. The ivy-covered ruins of another church are still visible in the same churchyard. The living is a rectory annexed to Holverstone, in the gift of Queen’s College, Cambridge, and incumbency of the Rev. J. Dewe, B.A., who lives in the rectory, a new residence adjoining the churchyard; and at the southern extremity of the village, in a vale of the river Yare, is the New Inn, commanding a most extensive view of the river and broad, or lake, of nearly 100 acres. There is a National School for educating 50 children.

Beeston, Robert, smith and iron-founder Blaza, Philip, farmer Blake, George, brickmaker Blake, Robert, shopkeeper Coleman, Mr. John Coleman, Rhoda, school-mistress Dewe, Rev. Joseph, B.D., Rectory Edwards, John, farmer Forder, Richard, carpenter Forder, Robert, thatcher George, George, farmer Gilbert, Robert, farmer Goodrum, Richard, farmer Potter, James, gardener Rudd, Henry, victualler, the Crown Roberts, James, shopkeeper and wheel-wright Rudd, Miss Jane Minns, George, farmer Nobbs, Samuel, farmer Thurston, Robert, saddler West, John, victualler, Star Watson, William, victualler, New Inn Wickham, James, bricklayer

SPIXWORTH.

A small agricultural village in Taverham hundred, about 4½ miles N. of Norwich. It contains about 2000 acres of land; and in 1851 the population was 41. The church of St. Peter is a neat building, with two large Gothic windows; it has a small but lofty tower. The inside contains several monuments to the memory of the Pecks and also the Longes.

Broughton, John, blacksmith Eaton, George, farmer Holmes, Benjamin, farmer Howes, Rev. George, Rectory Longe, John, Esq., Hall Porter, Mrs. Jane, farmer

STRUMPSHAW.

STRUMPSHAW is a parish and scattered village, distant 8½ miles E. of Norwich, 1¾ mile N. from Buckenham station, and 122 miles from London; in Blofield hundred and Union, East Norfolk. The church of St. Peter has a square tower, containing 3 bells. The living is a rectory, value about £520, with that of Bradestone. The Rev. E. S. Whitbread, M.A., is patron and incumbent: there are about 64 acres of glebe land attached. The parish contains about 1,337 acres; and the population in 1851 was 441. There are a few small charities, distributed in fuel and wheat, left by the late Mr. Black.

Alexander, Thomas, tailor Atkins, Thomas, farmer Barnes, John T., farmer Burton, Mr. Robert Chapman, John, miller Culley, Mr., boarding academy Denton, James, timber merchant Dingle, John, shopkeeper Goffin, Alexander, bricklayer Goffin, Thomas, brickmaker Hylton, John, blacksmith Oakley, Thomas, parish clerk Plow, Christopher, shoemaker Porter, Benjamin, coal merchant Postle, Thomas, farmer Pyle, John, farmer Shrewe, John, victualler, Goat Simmons, Thomas, gardener Smith, Richard, blacksmith Spooner, John, wheelwright and victualler, Shoulder of Mutton Steward, Thomas, cattle dealer Tuck, Thomas Gilbert, Esq. Wells, William, farmer Whitbread, Rev. E. S., M.A., Rectory

SWAINSTHORPE.

A railway station, village, and parish in the hundred of Humbleyard, 108 miles from London, and 5½ from Norwich S. by W., containing 240 inhabitants, and 819 acres of land. The church is dedicated to St. Peter; the rectory of which is in the patronage of R. K. Long, Esq., and the Rev. Henry Long.

Bennett, Benjamin, shoemaker Brandford, Ezra, victualler, Dun Cow Canham, E., station master Cannell, Jacob, butcher Carpenter, Robert, farmer Ecclestone, Henry, police officer Freeman, Mr., academy Gooch, G. Sutton, veterinary surgeon Gooch, Rachel, smith and wheelwright Muttimer, George, farmer Turner, Mr. and Mrs., master and matron of Union House

SWARDESTON.

A village and parish in Henstead hundred, near the Swainsthorpe station, 4 miles S.S.W. from Norwich, containing 950 acres of land, and in 1851 a population of 381. The church of the Virgin Mary is a neat building: the Rev. John Henry Steward, M.A., of East Carlton, is patron, and incumbent of the vicarage. It has a fine screen, some stained glass, and some tombs.

Arundel, Samuel, cooper Barrett, Elizabeth, shopkeeper Barrett, William, thatcher Brown, Robert D., bricklayer Brown, James, shopkeeper Bond, Robert, farmer Cannell, Isaac, blacksmith Cunningham, John, tailor Cunningham, Wm., butcher Cannell, Henry, gardener Davy, Barnard, blacksmith Fairman, Samuel, bricklayer Fish, Miles, shoemaker Hamnell, Paul, shoemaker Hall, James, wheelwright Hubbard, John, gardener King, Robert, farmer Kemp, Daniel T., Esq., Rectory Raven, Benjamin, farmer Stewart, Rev. H., B.A., curate Turner, Daniel, victualler, Dog Twiss, Christopher, farmer

Wesleyan chapel. National school, erected 1841, enlarged 1855, called Rev. Samuel Chapman’s school: school-master, Joseph Cook.

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THORPE.

THORPE, near Norwich, or THORPE ST. ANDREW. A picturesque village, 2 miles east of Norwich, on the banks of the river Yare, over which the Norwich and Yarmouth railway passes, by two newly-constructed bridges. The church of St. Andrew is a small Gothic building, with a plain thatched roof, and a small square tower. The inside contains many old monuments; one, dated 1700, to the memory of Peter Vertigans, Esq. The living is a rectory, in the gift of the Rev. Armine Herring, M.A., and the incumbent is the Rev. Armine Herring. One mile S.E. of the village is the County Lunatic Asylum. The parish is in Blofield hundred, and the population in 1851 was 912. There is a neat chapel belonging to the Congregationalists.