The city of Norwich, according to Sir Henry Spelman, lies in 52 deg. 45
min. north latitude; and in 1 deg. 19 min. of longitude east of the Royal
Observatory at Greenwich.
The liberties of the city and county, as confirmed by Mary I. in her 3d
year, anno 1556, comprehends a circuit of about fourteen miles, and
contains about six thousand six hundred and thirty acres.
From the Guild-hall in the Market-place, M. F.
To Mile-cross, on the north, is 1 6
To Thorpe, east 1 4
To Harford-bridges, south 2 2
To Earlham bounds, west 2 4
The city itself is beautifully situated on the banks of the river WENSOM,
by some called Bariden, or Winsber, and towards the center of the county
of Norfolk. It is 108 miles from London by Newmarket, 112 by Bury St.
Edmund’s, and 113 by Ipswich and Colchester.
The city is divided into twelve wards, viz.
Berstreet Coslany St. Stephen
Colegate Fyebridge Wymer, East
Conisford, North Mancroft Wymer, Middle
Conisford, South St. Giles Wymer, West
Each of whom elect two aldermen.
COURT of ALDERMEN, 1783.
ALDERMENS NAMES Residence. Time when elected. In the Room Wards. Sheriff. Mayor.
of
The Right Worshipful No. 74, September 23 1777 John W. Wymer 1775 1782
STARLING DAY, Esq; MAYOR. Pottergate- Nuthall,
street Esq;
Past the Chair.
John Morse, Esq; Dep. M No. 6, Upper July 1 1777 Nockold N. Conisford 1779 1781
Surry-street Thompson,
Esq;
John Gay, Esq; No. 19, St. November 1 1752 Benjamin M. Wymer 1746 1754
G. Broad Nuthall,
str. Esq;
Jeremiah Ives, sen. Esq; St. December 6 1752 Wm. Clarke, Fyebridge 1748 1756
Saviour’s Esq;
Lane
Thomas Starling, Esq; No. 26, December 6 1764 Tim. St. Giles’s 1765 1767
Haymarket Balderstone,
Esq;
Jeremiah Ives, Esq; No. 1, July 1 1766 Thomas Vere, S. Conisford 1763 1769
Colegate- Esq;
street
Robert Harvey, Esq; No. 46, January 5 1767 Wm. Wiggett, Coslany 1766 1770
Colegate- Esq;
street
Knipe Gobbet, Esq; No. 6, St. August 17 1768 Bartholm. St. Giles’s 1768 1771
Stephen’s Harwood,
street Esq;
Charles Weston, Esq; No. 5, Upper October 28 1763 Jermy St. 1754 1772
Market-str. Harcourt, Stephen’s
Esq;
John Addey, Esq; St. Faith’s December 14 1770 Peter M. Wymer 1766 1773
Lane Colombine,
Esq;
James Crowe, Esq; Tuckswood July 18 1772 Thomas N. Conisford 1771 1774
House Harvey, Esq;
Richard Peete, Esq; No. 18, January 25 1773 Robert W. Wymer 1772 1775
Surry-street Harvey, Esq;
Francis Colombine, Esq; No. 11, April 26 1774 John Wood, Colegate 1769 1776
Elmhill Esq;
street
Nathaniel Roe, Esq; No. 45, July 27 1774 John S. Conisford 1767 1777
Market-place Patteson,
Esq;
Roger Kerrison, Esq; No. 9, Back October 4 1774 Richard Mancroft 1774 1778
of the Inns Matthews,
Esq;
Benjamin Day, Esq; Yarmouth June 6 1777 John Day, Coslany 1773 1780
Esq;
Below the Chair.
Jer. Ives Harvey, Esq; No. 47, January 6 1778 Wm. Crowe, Ber-street 1779
Colegate- Esq;
street
Robert Partridge, Esq; No. 1, Snail October 6 1778 Andrew Ditto 1780
gate Chamber,
Esq;
Elias Norgate, Esq; No. 1, January 22 1779 John Mancroft 1781
Hog-hill Goodman,
Esq;
Thomas Rogers, Esq; No. 7, July 3 1779 Robert Fyebridge
Snailgate Rogers, Esq;
Jeremiah Ives, Jun. Esq; No. 3, September 25 1779 Sir H. East Wymer 1782
Tombland Harbord,
Bart.
Robert Harvey, Jun. Esq; No. 31, January 21 1780 James Poole, Ditto
Surry-street Esq;
John Patteson, Esq; No. 4, December 10 1781 Sir P. St.
Surry-street Churchman, Stephen’s
Knt.
Cha. Weston, jun. Esq; No. 28, S. March 15 1782 John Colegate
Geo. Bridge Thurlow,
st. Esq;
SHERIFFS.—THOMAS DAY, Esq; No 21, Elmhill-street. JEREMIAH IVES, jun.
Esq; No. 3, Tombland.
OFFICERS of the COURT.
Edward Bacon, Esq; Recorder S. Mottram, Gent. Chief Constable
John Chamber, Esq; Steward Mr. Charles Lay, jun. Under
Sheriff
Elisha De Hague, Gent. Town Cl. Mr. Charles Lay, sen. Sword
Bearer
Elias Norgate, Esq; Coroner Mr. Cubit, Under Chamberlain
Thomas Marks, Gent. Coroner Mr. Rt. Harmer, Cl. of the Market
Mr. Wm. Dewing, Chamberlain Mr. Charles Lay, Water Bailiff.
The twelve wards are divided into four great wards, viz.
CONISFORD. Berstreet MANCROFT. St. Peter,
Manc.
N. Conisford St. Giles
S. Conisford St. Stephen’s
COSLANY, or the Coslany WYMER, or the East Wymer
ward beyond the Long Ward.
water.
Colegate Mid. Wymer
Fyebridge West Wymer
Of these four great wards Conisford chooses twelve common-council,
Coslany twelve, Mancroft sixteen, and Wymer twenty; in all sixty. The
Nominees are elected by the freemen inhabiting the ward, and the Nominees
name the other common council-men.