Swaffham. A parish, market, union, polling town, and railway station, in
South Greenhoe hundred, West Norfolk, and Norwich Bishopric, 15 miles
E.S.E. of Lynn, 27 miles W. of Norwich, and 93 miles N.N.E. of London.
The population, in 1851, was 3858; and the yearly value of assessed
property, in 1815, was £11,218.
This town, one of the most beautiful in the county, is pleasantly
situated on a rising ground, in a fine open country. The market is held
on Saturdays. Annual fairs are held on the second Wednesday in May, the
third Wednesday in July, and the first Wednesday in November, for cattle
and sheep; the latter is one of the largest cattle fairs in Norfolk. The
general quarter sessions of the peace are held here, by adjournment from
the city of Norwich.
The Church of St. Peter and St. Paul is said to have been built in 1474,
and is cruciform in plan, with an embattled tower, bearing two shields.
About seven years since, in repairing the Church, and in removing the
“Tinker and the Dog,” they found, carved in Latin,
“Love me, love my dog.”
The living is a vicarage, value £738 per annum, in the gift of the Bishop
of Norwich.
The Baptists, Wesleyans, and Independents, have meeting houses here.
There is a large bridewell here for 600 prisoners. The town is lighted
with gas. Here is an iron foundry, coach works, bank, and savings’
banks.
SWAFFHAM PRISON, Edward A. Johnson, Governor.
The YOUNG MEN’S INSTITUTE, supported by the members, Market-place.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL, endowed by Nichols Hammond, Esq. James Hacon, Head
Master: John Kelland, Second Master, Queen’s College, Cambridge.
The NATIONAL SCHOOL, situated upon Campling Land. Schoolmaster, Charles
Wells; Schoolmistress, Mrs. Wells.
GAS WORKS, Lynn Road. Superintendent, Manager and Secretary, Francis
Trundell.
SAVINGS’ BANK. William Wells, Secretary: H. T. Day, Esq., Manager.
WESLEYAN METHODIST CHAPEL, Market-place.
CLERGY, GENTRY, &c.
Archer, Rev. Charles G., curate of Narborough cum Narford, London street
Balders, Mrs. Susan, Market-place
Brown, Mrs. Harriet, London street
Chapman, Mrs. Elizabeth, Station street
Cooper, Mrs. Matilda, Station street
Dalton, Rev. W., Castleacre street
Dugmore, John, Esq., London street
Everard, Salisbury, Rev., vicar to St. Peter’s, the vicarage
Girling, Mrs., Station street
Say, Hall, Esq., Norwich road
Hammond, Miss Sarah, Norwich road
Kemble, Mrs. Elizabeth, London street
Montague, Rev. George, rector of South Pickenham
Morse, James, Esq.
Newton, Mary, Lynn street
Peck, James, London street
Pillans, Mrs. Martha, Market-place
Sands, Mrs. Sarah, Lynn street
Stratton, Miss Elizabeth, London street
Trundle, Mrs. Martha, Castleacre street
Williams, James, Castleacre street
TRADES, PROFESSIONS, &c.
Alderton, Robert, lodging house for travellers, Lynn street
Allen, John, fishmonger, Market-place
Alpe, Robert, brewer, White Hart lane
Arnold, Henry, grocer and draper, Market place
Allet, Timothy, tailor, Market-place
Avis, John A., boot and shoe maker, London street
Barker, Willis, bricklayer, Lynn street
Barrett, John, bailiff of the county court, and house keeper of the
Institute, Market-place
Bayfield, Benjamin, butcher, Lynn street
Bayfield, Edward William, hairdresser, Market-place
Bayfield, George B., flour factor, London street
Blanchflower, James, Maid’s Head inn, Market-place
Brown, Charles, baker, London street
Brundall, Henry T., parish constable and gardener, adjuster of weights
and measures, bailiff of the fair, has a very fine collection of old
coins, pictures, china, &c., and clerk to the market, Lynn street
Bullen, George, Trowel and Hammer, the Pool
Bullen, James, farmer
Butters, John, White Hart, Market-place
Butters, Richard, boot and shoe maker, London street
Carman, Abraham, tailor, Lynn street
Carr, John E., watch and clock maker, Market-place
Carter, Charles, veterinary surgeon and shoeing-smith, Lynn street
Carter, Thomas, the Pool
Clarke, Benjamin, blacksmith, Albert terrace
Clarke, James, clothier, Castleacre street
Clarke, James, tailor, London street
Clarke, William and Thomas, boot and shoe makers, Church lane
Clements, Thomas, baker, Market-place
Clifton, Edward, Station street
Clifton, William Wilson, station master
Cock, Edward, Ship inn, Lynn street
Codling, Phœbe, shopkeeper, Lynn street
Coe, Robert, Norfolk Hero, Castleacre street
Colman, Thomas, farmer, Norwich road
Cook, John, coach builder, Lynn street
Cory, Sendall, clothier, Market-place
Cross, Joseph, cooper, London street
Dawson, John, tailor and draper, Market-place
Davidson, Miss Hannah, milliner and dress-maker, London street
Day, Henry Framingham, manager to the East of England Bank, Market-place
Dickenson, George, the Angel, Market-place
Doughty, William, Red Lion inn, Market-place
Dunn, James, boot and shoe maker, the Pool
Dutchman, Durrant, farmer, Westacre street
Ellis, Norton, boot and shoe maker, London street
Ellis, Samuel, boot and shoe maker, Block street
Ellis, Thomas, the Chequers, Castleacre street
Ellis, Thomas C., carpenter and builder, Providence terrace
Elvin, Charles, heraldic artist, agent to the Unity Fire Office, London
street
Elvin, James, and Son, coach builders, London street
Emerson, Robert N., surgeon, Market-place
Filbey, John, boot and shoe maker, Campin’s land
Finch, J., and H. F., chemists and druggists, oil and colourmen, agents
for the sale of Lowe’s Patent Manure, Farmer’s Insurance Office,
Market-place
Forby, John, grocer and draper, Market-place
Fuller, John, farmer, Norwich road
Gainsbury, Daniel, Royal Oak, and timber dealer, Castleacre street
Gardiner, John, bookseller and stationer, stamp office, Market-place
Gardiner, William V., brazier, coffee and eating house, Lynn street
Goodrich, George, boot and shoe warehouse, Lynn street
Goodrum, Anne, dressmaker and tailoress, London street
Goose, Morris, painter and gilder, Lynn street
Goose, Morris, and Barber, Robert, painters and gilders, Mangate street
Greeves, Thomas, leather currier, London street
Hall, Charles, butcher, Castleacre street
Hall, William, baker, Lynn street
Hammond, Robert, grocer, boot and shoe maker, Market-place
Harper, Henry, cabinet-maker and upholsterer, London street
Harrison, Elizabeth, milliner and dressmaker, Lynn street
Hart, Joseph, baker, Castleacre street
Harvey, Charlotte, fancy repository, Market-place
Hewett, Elizabeth, boarding and day school for young ladies, London
street
Hewett, Miss Sarah, bookseller and stationer, London street
Heyhoe, John, stone mason and builder, Station street
Heyhoe, John James, stone and marble mason and builder, Market-place
Heyhoe, Robert, plumber and glazier, London street
Hook, John, baker, Castleacre street
Howard, Henry, baker, Lynn street
Howard, Mary Ann, clothier, Market-place
Howarth, William, brewer and maltster, wine and spirit merchant, agent to
the Equitable Fire office, Market-place
Hubbard, Charlotte, Spread Eagle, London street
Hudson, George, Black Horse inn, London street
Ingram, Esther, hosier, Castleacre street
Jackson, Robert, wheelwright and smith, London street
Jarvis, William, basket maker, Market-place
Jeary, John, farmer, the Pool
Jeffrey, Charles, William, and Co., malsters, wine and spirit merchants,
seed, corn, coal, and wool merchants, London street
Jeffries, Henry, the Pool
Johnson, James, tailor and draper, Market-place
Johnson, Mary Ann, straw bonnet maker, Castleacre street
Johnson, William, the Greyhound, Market-place
Josh, Isaac, blacksmith, White Hart lane
Kemble, Benjamin, gardener, Norwich road
Kiddle, George, cabinet maker and upholsterer, Castleacre street
Lack, John, artist, Market-place
Lasscock, William, saddle and harness maker, Market-place
Lindsay, Thomas, grocer and draper, Market-place
Lack, William, saddle and harness maker, Agent for the Royal Exchange
Fire and Life Assurance society, Market-place
Loveless, Samuel, plumber, glazier, and painter, London street
Lusher, Robert, the Sun, Lynn street
Mace, Charles, dealer in tea, Station street
Maddison, George, grocer and tallow chandler, Castleacre street
Marcon, Andrew, solicitor, Market-place
Marsh, Edward, boot and shoe maker, Market-place
Martin, David William, ironmonger, china dealer, and leather cutter,
Market-place
Mason, George B., colonel in the army, White Hart lane
Matthews, John, harness maker, Lynn street
Matthews, Robert, tailor, Block street
Mendham, Harriet and Elizabeth, straw bonnet makers and milliners,
Market-place
Mendham, James, plumber and glazier, Market-place
Moore, Henry, grocer and draper, Market-place
Morse, Arthur, brewer, Market-place
Muffett, John, general shopkeeper, Market-place
Muffett, Samuel, cabinet maker and carpenter, Market-place
Naunton, Walter, confectioner, Market-place
Nokes, William, commercial traveller, London street
Nooks, Robert, tax gatherer, the Pool
Oaks, Richard, builder, Market-place
Overton, Elizabeth, dressmaker, London street
Page, William, Crown Hotel commercial, family, and posting house, and
farmer, Market-place
Parson, William, gun maker and superintendent of the post-office,
Market-place
Perry, Mary, fancy repository, Mangate street
Petch, Pooley, boot maker, London str.
Philo, James, clerk to St. Peter’s, Block street
Philo, James, china and glass dealer, and boot and shoe maker, London
street
Pilbeam, Thomas, grocer and draper, Market-place
Pitcher, William, Horse and Groom, Lynn street
Plowright, Henry, general and furnishing ironmonger, founder, &c.,
Market-place
Plowright, S. S., boarding and day school for young ladies, London street
Ponder, Nathaniel, shopkeeper, Lynn street
Pope, William, drapery and shoe warehouse, Market-place
Porter, James, boot maker, Albert terrace
Powley, Benjamin, tailor and draper, Market-place
Powley, Robert, tailor, London street
Powley, Susan, milliner and mantle maker, Market-place
Pratt, John, land surveyor and register office for servants, Market-place
Pratt, Matthew, watch and clock maker, Market-place
Pullock, Peter, registrar of births and deaths for the Saham Toney
District, and relieving officer, London street
Randall, Thomas, butcher, Market-place
Reeve, Edmund, surgeon, London street
Rolfe, William, music master, organist to the church, Mangate street
Rose, Caleb Burrell, surgeon, Market-place
Rose, John, Railway Tavern, Castle street
Rust, James, chemist and druggist, Market-place
Sands, William, builder, Lynn street
Seaman, David, horsebreaker, Lynn str.
Sear, Charles, White Lion, Castleacre street
Selfe, Samuel, beer retailer, London str.
Sewell, Robert, solicitor, Block street
Smith, George, general dealer, London street
Smith, George, baker, London street
Smith, John, butcher, Market-place
Smith, Robert, engineer and iron and brass founder, White Hart lane
Smith, Robert, dealer in marine stores, Lynn street
Smith, William and Frederic, painters, plumbers, and glaziers,
Market-place
Southwell, William C., manager of Gurney and Co.’s Bank, and agent for
the Sun Fire and Life Office and General Hail Storm Assurance society,
Bank, Market-place
Spinks, John, shopkeeper, London street
Steel, William, the Swan, Castleacre str.
Sutton, James, baker and confectioner, Market-place
Takes, Israel, temperance coffee and eating house, Lynn street
Tennant, James, boot and shoe maker, Block street
Thomas, Frederic John, surgeon, Castleacre street
Trundle, James and Son, auctioneers and saddlers, Market-place
Utting, Anne, milliner and straw bonnet maker, and has the full
management of the Assembly Rooms and Shirehall, h Market-place
Vince, Allen, shopkeeper and brick maker, London street
Vince, Henry, market gardener, London street
Vout, Henry, lodging house for travellers, Lynn street
Wake, John, cattle dealer, London street
Wales, Richard, George commercial hotel, Castleacre street
Wales, Thomas, butcher, Market-place
Walker, George, boot and shoe warehouse, Market-place
Ward, William, the Fleece, Lynn street
Watts, John, hairdresser, Market-place
Wells, William C., printer, bookseller, and binder (book club),
Market-place
Wenham, James, watch and clock maker, jeweller, and silversmith,
Market-place
Wharton, William, hairdresser and fancy repository, Market-place
Whitby, George, King’s Arms, Lynn str.
Whithers, George, farmer, White Hart lane
Wilkerson, Goss, fishmonger, Market-pl. place
Winearls, William, solicitor, London str.
Woods, Rev. William, Baptist minister, Station street
Wright, John, baker, London street
Wyatt, Joseph, commercial traveller, Market-place
Wyers, Edward, boot maker, Campling lane
Young, Job, umbrella maker, Lynn str.