Beaumont, Robert, farmer and parish clerk
Crisp, William, farm bailiff
Forder, John, grocer and poor’s rate collector
Frost, Samuel, market gardener
Green, John, corn miller
Miller, Mrs. Mary, farmer
Moore, John, postmaster
Nobbs, J., butcher and pig dealer
Nobbs, John, shopkeeper
Osborne, J., farmer and cattle dealer
Rudd, Robert Gray, farmer
Todd, David, blacksmith
Turner, Miss Harriet, schoolmistress
Turner, Samuel, Woods End Ferry, and plumber and painter
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BOWTHORPE, 3 miles from Norwich, has but about 30 inhabitants, and 600
acres of land, belonging to R. Frank, Esq., and all farmed by Mr.
Howlett. The church is in ruins, and the curacy is consolidated with
Earlham.
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CAISTOR ST. EDMUND, a village in Henstead hundred, 3 miles from Norwich,
contains 154 inhabitants, and 1045a. 1r. 10p. of land. The living is a
rectory, consolidated with that of Markshall, 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 have been 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 Angles, on
their conquest of the country, called it Caistor. Many Roman antiquities
and coins, preserved at Norwich, have been found here of various
emperors.
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Arthy, Rev. John, M.A., rector
Dashwood, Mrs. Harriet, the Hall
COMMERCIAL.
Cogman, John, blacksmith and parish clerk
Culling, Thomas Norman, farmer
Davy, A., wheelwright and carpenter
King, James, farmer
Spurrell, John, farmer
Williamson, Thomas, farmer, and poor rate collector
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CARLETON ST. MARY, or EAST CARLETON, in Humbleyard hundred and Henstead
union, is distant from Swainsthorpe station 2 miles, and Norwich 5. It
contained 284 inhabitants in 1851, and 1213 acres of land. East Carleton
anciently formed two parishes, and had two churches, which are now united
for parochial, but separated for ecclesiastical purposes. The church of
St. Peter went to ruins in 1550, but its discharged rectory still remains
as a sinecure, in the gift of the Lord Chancellor, and incumbency of the
Rev. Samuel Barker, of Lakenheath, in Suffolk. The living of the church
of St. Mary is a rectory, in the gift of the Norwich Charity Trustees,
who are lords of one of the manors, and the Rev. Robert John Francis, of
Beccles, is the incumbent. The chief landowners are the Rev. John Henry
Steward, M.A., who is also lord of the manor of Carleton, late
Townshend’s, and Sir John Peter Boileau, Bart.
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Denison, Stephen Charles, Esq., The Lodge
Francis, Mrs. Letitia
Steward, Rev. John H., M.A., Manor house
COMMERCIAL.
Albrough, William, market gardener
Bailey, Robert, butcher
Baldwin, Richard, market gardener
Bunting, John, wheelwright
Cooper, John, parish clerk
Edwards, John Green, farmer
Fairman, James, market gardener
Forster, William, blacksmith
Heard, George, farmer
Huggins, William, farmer and collector of taxes
Land, Mrs. Sarah, shopkeeper
Smith, Matthew, farmer and collector of rates
Swann, John, land bailiff
Thrower, Isaac, boot and shoe maker
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CATTON (OLD) is a picturesque village, about 2½ miles from Norwich, with
900 acres of land, and, in 1851, a population of 618. The living is a
vicarage, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Norwich, who are also
lords of the manor, and the vicar is the Rev. Richard Hart, B.A. The
Hall is occupied by John Henry Gurney, Esq., M.P. NEW CATTON is a suburb
of Norwich.
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Barnes, Miss Jane, Old hall
Blake, Robert Wiffen, Esq.
Chamberlin, Robert, Esq.
Cooke, Henry, Esq.
Cubitt, William Jary, Esq.
Gedge, George, Esq.
Gurney, John Henry, Esq., M.P., Hall
Hart, Rev. Richard, B.A., Vicarage
Heath, Charles, Esq.
Long, Edmund Slingsby, Esq.
Massingham, Joseph, Esq.
Millard, William Salter, Esq.
Minty, Miss
Morse, Mrs. George
Rackham, Thomas Hanworth, Esq., The Cottage
Rackham, Thomas John Carter, Esq., The Grove
Springfield, Osborn, Esq.
Waite, John Newman, Esq.
COMMERCIAL.
Attoe, John, lime burner
Badcock, William, blacksmith
Broad John, boot maker
Dennington, Thomas, gardener
Dixon, Owen, farmer
Guymer, Joseph, wheelwright
Guymer, Richard, parish clerk and carpenter
Guymer, William, carpenter
Hinde, Ephraim, farmer
Hipper, Robert, Maid’s Head inn
Howeld John, boot and shoe maker
Jackson, Mrs. Harriet, mistress of the Free School
Lambert, Edward, market gardener
Minns, John, farmer
Neale, William, blacksmith
Newman, Mrs. Mary A., laundress
Oakley, John, tailor
Orsborn, Mark, woodman and bricklayer
Paul, William, George and Dragon inn, and boot and shoe maker
Plowman, Robert, Magpie inn, and saddler and harness maker
Rackham, Elijah, farmer
Rackham, Elisha, market gardener
Rackham, Thomas H., solicitor
Rippingale, Mrs. Sarah, shopkeeper
Scott, Samuel, farmer
Walker Thomas, baker and postmaster
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COLNEY, 3 miles from Norwich, contains about 90 inhabitants and nearly
1000 acres of land, belonging to Joseph Scott, Esq. The living is a
rectory in the gift of Mr. Scott. The Rev. E. Postle, M.A., is the
incumbent, and, the Rev. J. H. Payne, M.A., the curate.
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Payne, Rev. John Hervey, M.A.
Scott, Joseph, Esq., The Hall
COMMERCIAL.
Bone, Mrs. Hannah, sub-postmistress
Bone, Thomas, boot and shoe maker
Gayford, Luke, blacksmith
Meen, Samuel, farmer
Utting, John, farmer
Wilson, John, boot and shoe maker
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COSTESSEY, or COSSEY, is a scattered but pleasant village, 4 miles from
Norwich, in the Forehoe hundred and union, with a population of about
1100. The Hall is the seat of Lord Stafford, who is lord of the manor,
and the principal landowner. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the
gift of the Great Hospital, at Norwich, and enjoyed by the Rev. James
William Evans, M.A. There are a National school, a British school, a
large Roman Catholic school, and Baptist and Roman Catholic chapels.
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Evans, Rev. James W., Cottage
Husenbeth, Right Rev. F. C., D.D., (Catholic)
Ivory, Rev. John, Baptist minister
Kidd, Mr. Thomas
Martin, Mr. Edmund
COMMERCIAL.
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
Carr, John, farmer
Coe, John, police constable
Cole, William, gardener
Culley, Henry Utting, corn miller
Culley, John, farmer
Cushion, William, shoemaker
Fairman, Benjamin, basket maker
Grant, Joseph, glass stainer
Frost, Rose, National schoolmistress
Gunton, Edward, Red Lion
Gunton, George, brickmaker
Hall, Horatio, druggist and grocer
Harman, Henry, farmer
Hastings Edward, carpenter
Hastings, Elizabeth, farmer
Hastings, William, carpenter
Howard, Peter, farmer
Hudson, James, The Falcon
Jewell, Samuel, veterinary surgeon
Kidd, Mrs., bricklayer
Lavender, John, farmer, Park
Laws, Mark, shoemaker
Norman, John, bricklayer and lime burner
Perry, John L., grocer and draper
Rising, Robert C., farmer, Lodge
Sadler, John, shoemaker
Savage, George, saddler
Sidney, Robert C., shopkeeper
Sisson, Henry, Black Swan
Smith, Charles, registrar of marriages
Sparks, Mary, British school
Spaul, John, tailor
Spaul, Miss Betsey, shopkeeper
Taylor, John, The Bush, and watchmaker
Taylor, Mrs. William, farmer
Watcham, Charles, butcher and farmer
Wighton, John, gardener
Wighton, Mrs., White Hart
White, John, gamekeeper, Park
White, Richard, gamekeeper and woodman
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CRINGLEFORD, in Humbleyard hundred and Henstead union, is situated about
2½ miles from Norwich, and 3 from the Hethersett railway station. The
parish contains nearly 1000 acres of land and about 200 inhabitants. The
Trustees of the Great Hospital, (St. Helen’s) Norwich, are impropriators
of the tithes and patrons of the living, which is a perpetual curacy, now
held by the Rev. Edward Priest, B.A., with a stipend of £100 per annum.
A large school-room for this and the adjoining parishes, with a capital
residence for the master, has been erected here by subscription.
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Bateman, James, Esq.
Davie, Rev. William Cufaude, M.A., curate of Intwood, Intwood rectory, in
Cringleford
Girdlestone, Mrs. Mary Ann
Patteson, Mrs.
Priest, Rev. Edward, B.A., incumbent, Parsonage
Tyler, William, Esq.
COMMERCIAL.
Candler, Horatio, miller and farmer
Cannell, Abraham, sen., farmer
Cannell, Abraham, jun., farmer
Cracknell, John, wheelwright and blacksmith
Drane, William, farmer
George, George, farmer
Land, John, schoolmaster
Reynolds, John, farmer
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CROSTWICK, in the Taverham hundred, 4 miles from Norwich, contains a
population of 140, and 700 acres of excellent land, the property of John
Longe, Esq., of Spixworth, and Lieut. Col. Stracey. The living is a
rectory in the gift of the Bishop of Norwich, and the Rev. E. J. Bell is
the incumbent. There is a National school for between 40 and 50
children.
PRIVATE RESIDENT.
Bell, Rev. Edward John, M.A.
COMMERCIAL.
Benseley, John, farmer
Crowe, Alfred, wheelwright
Money, John, carpenter
Towler, Frederick, farmer
Woodcock, William, farmer
Woodhouse, Betsey, White Horse, and shopkeeper
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DRAYTON, in Taverham hundred and in the union of St. Faith’s, is situated
about 4½ miles north-west of Norwich station. The principal object of
interest is the ruin of old Drayton Lodge, situated on an acclivity half
a mile south-west of the church, near the residence of Frederick Magnay,
Esq. Its walls are composed of yellow brick. Here is also an
entrenchment field of battle, called BLOODSDALE, and the ruins of an
ancient cross. The church of St. Margaret is a plain building, with
thatched roof and square tower. The living, in the gift of the Bishop of
Norwich, is a rectory consolidated with Hellesdon, joint gross annual
value £649. The Rev. Hinds Howell, B.A., is the incumbent, and resides
at the Rectory. There is a National School recently opened for boys and
girls; and there is also a Baptist Chapel in the village. The parish
contains 1284 acres, and in 1851, the population was 472.
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Bradshaw, Capt. Francis Green
Bradshaw, Francis Weston, Esq.
Howell, Rev. H., B.A., (rector) Rectory
Magnay, Frederick Arthur, Esq.
COMMERCIAL.
Adcock, Edmund, farmer
Adcock, Henry, Cock inn, and farmer
Adcock, William, bootmaker
Arger, John, pork butcher
Bell, William, wheelwright
Bessey, John, bootmaker
Blyth, Matthew, brewer
Bunn, Samuel, farmer
Buttle, Henry, postmaster and shopkeeper
Cannell, John, blacksmith
Eke, Everett, blacksmith
Fenn, Robert, shoemaker, and collector of rates and taxes
French, Miles, farmer
Fuller, Daniel, parish clerk
Hipper, Robert, butcher
Howard, Jeremiah, saw and corn mills
Howard, William, Red Lion
March, John, shopkeeper
Norton, Hammond, landowner and farmer
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DUNSTON, in Humbleyard hundred and Henstead union, distant from
Swainsthorpe station 1½ mile, 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 lord of the manor.
The church of St. Remigius is a small building with square tower; it has
a brass in the chancel, with effigies of Clere Talbot and his two wives.
The living is a perpetual curacy, and the present incumbent is the Rev.
H. C. Long, and his curate the Rev. J. W. Wenn, who resides at Mangreen
Hall. There is a school, supported by the lord of the manor.
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Fish, John
Long, Robert K., Esq., Dunston Hall
Moy, John
COMMERCIAL.
Dady, John, parish clerk
Le Neve, — farmer
Lincoln, Jeremiah, steward to R. K. Long, Esq.
Stimpson, Miss Mary A., schoolmistress
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EARLHAM is a romantic little village, 2 miles from Norwich. The Hall—the
birthplace and early residence of Elizabeth Fry—is now occupied by the
Rev. William Ripley, M.A. The living is a vicarage, with Bowthorpe
consolidated, enjoyed by the Rev. J. H. Payne, who resides at Colney.
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Beauchamp, Mrs. Augusta
Ripley, Rev. William Nottidge, M.A., Earlham hall
COMMERCIAL.
Bone, Mrs. Hannah, post-office
Bright, Edward, property and income tax collector
Bright, John, carpenter
Colman, William, farmer
Cross, Mrs. Mary Ann, farmer
Kett, James, farmer
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EATON, 2 miles from Norwich, population nearly 800. The Dean and Chapter
of Norwich are lords of the manor, and the living is a vicarage, in their
gift. The Rev. George Day is the incumbent.
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Beddingfield, Mr. Nelson, Newmarket road
Bedford, Mrs., Fern Hill cottage
Blythe, Miss Rhoda, Mile End lane
Button, Mrs., Mile End lane
Chamberlin, Mr. James, Mile End lane
Crooke, Mrs., Mile End lane
Davis, Mr. Samuel S., Mile End lane
Day, Peter, Esq., Beech lodge
Fickling, Miss Caroline, Mile End lane
Flowers, Mrs., Unthank’s road
Hill, Mr. Samuel S., Mile End lane
Jeckell, George, Esq., Eaton road
Muskett, Joseph, S., Esq.
Rossi, George, Esq., Eaton villa
Seed, Mr. Henry
Steward, Edward, Esq., Eaton hall
Stocks, Rev. Edward, M.A., Newmarket road
Sudbury, Mr. Thomas, Mile End lane
Taylor, Clement, Esq., Mile End lane
Taylor, Mrs., Mile End lane
Thorns, Mr. Robert, Eaton park
COMMERCIAL.
Dix, William James, farmer
Fish, John, The Cellar House inn
Ewing, John W., nurseryman, seedsman, and lime burner
Freeman, Charles R., wholesale grocer
George, Thomas W., farmer and brewer
Matthew, John, drillman
Newman, Henry, farmer, North farm
Nixon, Robert, Lamb inn
Stannard, James, Red Lion
Stannard, Thomas, cattle dealer
Stocks, Rev. Edward, M.A., academy
Stubbs, George, farmer, Mile end
Thirkettle, William, blacksmith
Webb, W., shopkeeper and postmaster
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FRAMINGHAMS, two pretty and neatly-wooded parishes, called FRAMINGHAM
PIGOT and FRAMINGHAM EARL, the latter seated 4 miles south-east of
Norwich, and the former extending one mile further south-eastward. They
are agricultural villages, possessing separate churches, both dedicated
to St. Andrew. The Earl of Roseberry is lord of the manor. The land
belongs to several owners, of whom G. B. Leak Knight, Esq., W. Jecks,
Esq., and G. H. Christie, Esq., are the largest. The living of
Framingham Pigot is in the gift of the Bishop of Norwich, and the
incumbent is the Rev. William Henry Plume, B.A. Framingham Earl is a
rectory, annexed to that of Bixley, joint annual value £608, in the gift
of the incumbent, the Rev. Charles David Brereton, M.A.; his curate is
the Rev. Godfrey John Bird. There is a small Baptist chapel in
Framingham Pigot, and a National school in Framingham Earl; also a
Wesleyan chapel. The population of Framingham Earl, in 1851, was 111,
and Framingham Pigot, 345. The old church at Framingham Pigot is now
replaced by a handsome edifice in the Early English style, from designs
by Mr. Thomas Loyd, of Norwich.
FRAMINGHAM EARL.
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Bird, Rev. Godfrey John, curate
Black, Capt. George
Knight, George Brown Leak, Esq.
COMMERCIAL.
Barker, William, Railway tavern
Barker, William, carpenter
Blyth, Samuel, parish clerk
Blyth, Samuel, farm bailiff
Chaplin, Josiah, master of National school and postmaster
Gedge, John, farmer and poor’s rate collector
Utting, George, farmer
FRAMINGHAM PIGOT.
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Christie, George Henry, Esq.
Hawkins, John, Esq.
Jecks, William, Esq.
Plume, Rev. William H., B.A., Rectory
COMMERCIAL.
Alexander, David, farmer
Barker, Thomas, farmer
Barker, William, Feathers
Beaumont, John, shoemaker
Beaumont, Robert, shoemaker
Ewing, John, bricklayer
Ewing, Robert, shoemaker and parish clerk
Grint, Miss Ruth, parochial schoolmistress
Hawkes, John, jun., market gardener
Holmes, William, market gardener
Ives, Thomas, farmer
Kirby, John, farmer
Lawrence, William, shopkeeper and carpenter
Long, George, market gardener and poor’s rate collector
Nunn, William, grocer and baker
Read, Charles, carpenter
Riches, Henry, cowkeeper
Sales, William, The Fox, and blacksmith
Spinks, — farmer and butcher
Wilkinson, Pinkingham, market gardener
Yallop, James, market gardener
Youngs, William, The Gull
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GREAT AND LITTLE PORINGLAND. GREAT or EAST PORINGLAND, 4½ miles from
Norwich, is in Henstead union and hundred. The Earl of Roseberry is lord
of the manor. The living is a rectory, with residence; the Rev. S.
Brereton is the patron and incumbent, and the Rev. L. C. Wallich, M.A.,
is the curate. LITTLE PORINGLAND is chiefly the property of the Rev. J.
Holmes, who is also lord of the manor. It is united with Great
Poringland for the support of the poor, but not with regard to the roads.
The church is in ruins. The living is a curacy consolidated with the
rectory of Howe. The population of the joint parishes in 1851, was 605.
GREAT PORINGLAND.
PRIVATE RESIDENT.
Wallich, Rev. Leonard Calder, M.A., curate
COMMERCIAL.
Aylmer, William, The Dove
Beverly, Thomas, corn miller and farmer
Beverly, Tobias, farmer
Beverly, William, yeoman
Bullen, John, carpenter
Bullen, Thomas, wheelwright and carpenter
Case, William Drackett, blacksmith
Chalker, Mrs. Sarah, dressmaker
Critoph, Joseph, shopkeeper
Edwards, James, beer retailer and well sinker
Fransham, Mrs. Susannah, farmer
Goodrum, Benjamin, blacksmith
King, Charles, farmer
Lake, James, cattle dealer
Lawrence, James, White Hart, and well sinker and pump maker
Laws, R., White Swan, and bricklayer
Lincoln, John, blacksmith
Matthews, Norman, farmer
Palmer, Herbert, wheelwright and shopkeeper
Parker, John, miller and poor’s rate collector
Taylor, Joseph, shoemaker
Thetford, Robert Johnson, farmer
Todd, David, cattle dealer
Todd, J., cattle dealer, farmer and butcher
Utting, James, parish clerk
Utting, Mrs. Lydia, pork butcher
Wright, Jonathan, shopkeeper
LITTLE PORINGLAND.
COMMERCIAL.
Burrell, John, farmer
Hubbard, Charles, farmer
Seago, Thomas, farmer
Shortins, James, farmer
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GREAT MELTON, in Humbleyard hundred and union of Henstead, is 3 miles
from Hethersett station, and 6 from Norwich. The Hall is a plain
mansion, the seat of Charles Lombe, Esq., lord of the manor and chief
owner. The living is a rectory, with residence, in the gift of Caius
College, Cambridge, and the incumbent is the Rev. Charles Eyres, M.A.
The village school-room, a very handsome building, was erected in 1850,
at the sole expense of Charles Lombe, Esq. The school, which is for boys
and girls, is conducted on the National system, and supported by the lord
of the manor and the Rev. Charles Eyres, with a small weekly payment from
the scholars.
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Eyres, Rev. Charles, M.A., rector
Rose, Mr. Thomas
COMMERCIAL.
Barber, Miss, schoolmistress
Barker, James, shopkeeper
Bloom, Thomas, farmer, College farm
Burrell, John, farmer
Child, J., beer retailer and blacksmith
Cunningham, James, shopkeeper
Dodd, Robert, farmer, Church farm
Howard, Matthew, farmer
Howlett, William, market gardener
Pearson, George, farmer, Whong farm
Pearson, James, farmer, Chapel farm
Reynolds, John, farmer
Rose, Phillip, farmer, High House and Rail farms
Sutton, William, farmer
Woodcock, John, parish clerk
* * * * *
HELLESDEN, or HELLESDON, is situated in Taverham hundred, about 2 miles
from Norwich. In 1851 the population was 467, but a great part is at
Hellesdon hamlet, in the county of the city of Norwich. The church of
St. Mary is small but neat: it is square built, without a tower, but has
a wooden belfry and spire. The living is a rectory, consolidated with
that of Drayton (see Drayton). A National school was erected in 1852, by
Government grant and subscriptions.
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Bleakley, Mrs., Fir house
Delane, William, Esq.
COMMERCIAL.
Baldrey, John, market gardener, fruit, potatoe, and pea salesman, Upper
Hellesden
Batson, Edward, miller, and postmaster, Upper Hellesden
Bleakley, Page, farmer, Fir house
Blyth, James, wheelwright
Cooper, John, farmer, Upper Hellesden
Cox, James, market gardener, Upper Hellesden
Cross, George, farmer
Dennington, Job, market gardener, Upper Hellesden
Gowing, George, farmer, Old Hall
Greenfield, Mrs. Clara, market gardener, Upper Hellesden
Holman, George, blacksmith
Orris, Alfred, farmer, Upper Hellesden
Larkman, Robert, market gardener, Upper Hellesden
Reynolds, Joshua, miller and guardian, Upper Hellesden
Tallowin, Joseph, Old Mile Cross, Upper Hellesden
Wells, William Harrison, miller
Wright, Miss Harriet, National schoolmistress, Upper Hellesden
* * * * *
HETHERSETT has a railway station on the Eastern Counties’ Railway. This
village is in Humbleyard hundred; 3 miles from Wymondham, and 6 from
Norwich. There is a chapel for Wesleyans; also a National and British
school for boys and girls, which are both well attended. The living is a
rectory, with that of Canteloffe annexed, in the gift of Gonville and
Caius College, Cambridge. The present incumbent is the Rev. William
Reynolds Collett, M.A. The Oak of Reformation, under which the two Ketts
and their associates took a solemn oath in 1549 to reform the abuses of
Church and State, is still to be seen on the road from Wymondham to
Hethersett. The population is 1209. John Henry Gurney, Esq., M.P., and
Henry Back, Esq., are the chief landowners. The station is in
Ketteringham, about a mile distant.
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Andrew, Rev. William Wayte, M.A., incumbent of Ketteringham, Wood hall
Back, Alfred, Esq.
Back, Henry, Esq. Hethersett hall
Baker, Mr. Benjamin, Lynch green
Brown, The Misses
Collett, Rev. William Reynolds, M.A., Rectory
Cook, Mr. Thomas
Dickman, Mr. John
Langford, Capt. George
Norgate, Col. Charles
COMMERCIAL.
Bailey, Jonathan, boot and shoe maker
Bailey, Robert, bricklayer
Bale, Mrs. S., butcher and brickmaker
Barber, William, hairdresser
Buckingham, Nicholas, farmer
Buckingham, William, farmer
Bush, Robert, farmer, Dairy farm
Clarke, Mrs. Julia, shopkeeper
Clarke, Rowland, baker
Cunningham, W., boot and shoe maker
Curson, John, boot and shoe maker
Curson, John, builder and brickmaker
Eldridge, James, schoolmaster
Eldridge, Mrs. Maria, schoolmistress
Emms, Mrs. Mary, straw bonnet maker, Miller’s row
Fisk, Ed., saddler and harness maker
Ford, William, King’s Head
Fox, James, Greyhound
Harvey, J., agricultural machine maker
Herne, Thomas, blacksmith
Hickling, T., saddler and harness maker
Hood, John, jun., farmer
Howard, David, butcher
Ireland, Robert, carpenter, Lynch green
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HOLVERSTONE, in Henstead hundred and union, 5 miles from Norwich,
contains 345 acres of land, which mostly belongs to the executors of the
late John Marcon, Esq., of Swaffham. The church of St. Mary was
dilapidated some centuries ago, and no part of it now remains. The
rectory is in three medieties, united to Rockland St. Marys, Bergh Apton,
and Hillington. The population, in 1851, was 30.
COMMERCIAL.
Andrews, Jesse, farmer and poor’s rate collector, The Hall
Andrews, William, farmer
Sussams, Darius, market gardener
* * * * *
HORSFORD is a scattered village and parish, between 4 and 5 miles from
Norwich, belonging principally to Viscount Ranelagh, and Sir Thomas B.
Lennard, Bart., who is lord of the manor. The population is about 700.
The living is a vicarage, held by the Rev. William Atthill M.A.
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Armes, Mrs. Sarah
Atthill, Rev. William, M.A., Vicarage
Day, James, Esq.
Gill, John Brooke, Esq.
Mc’Donald, Mrs.
Sambourne, Miss
COMMERCIAL.