Chapter VII: Part 7

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.

Alborn, Samuel, farmer Bacon, Miss Mary Ann Bailey, George, King’s Head Barker, Henry John Batley, Mrs. Susannah Bolingbroke, Frederic, Esq. Bracey, Frederick, boot and shoe maker Bracey, Robert, shopkeeper Bright, John, Red Lion Brightwen, John, Esq. Brinded, Robert, bricklayer Bulley, William, shopkeeper Burton, Thomas, flour merchant Clabburn, William, Esq., shawl manufacturer Cattermole, Mary, Three Tuns’ inn Clayton, Miss Margaret Elizabeth Dale, Robert, timber merchant Davey, Joseph, manufacturer Emms, Thomas, gardener Etheridge, Philip, Esq. Farman, William, carpenter and joiner Frost, Rev. William, Thorpe Lodge Gurney, Charles, Esq., banker Gurney, Hay, Esq., banker Harvey, Sir Robert, Bart., Household House Hastings, Elwin Herring, Rev. Armine, rectory Hopcroft, Mr. Thomas Jay, George, fish merchant Jecks, Charles, Esq., grove Jecks, William, merchant King, Robert, Esq. Lincoln, Edmund, carpenter Lincoln, Francis, shopkeeper Martin, William, whitesmith Morgan, Henry, brewer Palmer, Nathaniel, Esq., barrister Palmer, Thomas Fletcher, solicitor Patteson, Henry, brewer Postle, Misses Rose, Ann, shopkeeper Rowling, Nathan S., Esq. Sabberton, Thomas, smith in general Shardelow, Benjamin, plumber and glazier Smith, Joseph, the Buck Southgate, Henry, the Griffin Spooner, John, boot and shoe maker Starling, Samuel, farmer Tinker, Harris, boot and shoe maker Todd, Daniel, post-office Upcroft, Mrs. Sarah Wells, Robert Esq. Western, Charles, brewer White, William, gardener Willett, Henry, Esq., manufacturer Wines, Miss, milliner Wright, Robert, land agent

TROWSE NEWTON.

A village, situated 1 mile S.E. from Norwich, on the river Yare. Its population is 639; but, including the whole parish, which extends into Norwich, is 1,363. The church is a neat edifice, with tower and one bell. The living is a vicarage, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Norwich. Rev. George Carter, M.A. is the incumbent.

Alborough, Thomas, farmer Bullard, Mrs. Maria, grocer Cannell, Edward, coal merchant Carter, Rev. George, vicar Coleman, S., Trowse Eye Daniels, Robert, blacksmith Denny, Thomas, butcher Digby, Robert, White House Ellis, Joseph, farmer Fox, Henry, Lime Kilns Finch, John, wheelwright Goose, Robert, lime burner Gowing, George, wheelwright Gowing, L. George, farmer Gowen, John, gardener Grief, James, White Horse Grief, Jonathan, butcher Grief, William, clerk to the church Harris, Robert, gardener Huson, William, boot and shoe-maker Jecks, Mr. Isaac Lingwood, John, shoemaker Middleton, Mrs., milliner and dressmaker Money, Archibald F., the Crown Point Murrell, George, Crown Point tavern Plant, James, farmer Proudfoot, Misses E. and A., grocers Smith, John, gardener Spruce, John, dealer Stageman, Miss, National School Thetford, William, gardener and pork butcher Thurlow, John, baker and grocer Tompkins, Miss, Trowse British School Turner, John, farmer, hall Youngs, William, Carpenters’ Arms

WITTON.

A very small agricultural village and parish in Blofield hundred, with 587 acres of rich land, situated 2 miles from Brundall station, and 5 miles E. of Norwich. Principal owners, John Penrice, Esq., and Rev. C. Penrice. The church (St. Margaret) is a plain building, and contains nothing worthy of remark. The rectory, of small value, consolidated with Little Plumstead and Brundall, is enjoyed by the patron, the Rev. Charles Penrice, who resides at Little Plumstead. Two farm houses and one mill, with a few cottages, form the village; and the population, in 1851, was 120.

Chenery, Robert, blacksmith Culley, George B., farmer Culley, George Scott, farmer and maltster Penrice, Mrs., Witton House Palmer, Frederic, farmer Ward, Joseph, farmer and corn miller

WRAMPLINGHAM.

A village and parish in Forehoe hundred, 4 miles north from Wymondham station, containing 245 inhabitants, and 830 acres of land. The church of St. Peter and Paul is a small ancient edifice, with a round tower and octagonal top. The rectory is in the gift of Robert Marsham, Esq.; and the Rev. Thomas Gordon Marsham, M.A., is the incumbent. There is a school for the education of the children of this parish, supported partly by the rector.

Brighty, Jacob L., victualler, King’s Head, and smith Cann, Rev. John S. Cullyer, William, farmer Farrer, Mrs. Sophia Fisher, George, carpenter Fisher, Thomas, farmer Hubbard, John, farmer Marsham, Rev. Thomas, rector Ringer, William, farmer Sayer, Shadrach and David, millers Walker, Robert, farmer

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WYMONDHAM.

Wymondham is a pleasantly situated market town and parish in the Forehoe hundred, 115½ miles from London, and 10½ miles S.W. from Norwich. The town stands on an elevated position, and is of some antiquity. The market is held on Friday, but from its vicinity to Norwich, is not well attended. There are three annual Fairs, February 14th, May 17th, and September 29th; the two former for cattle, and the latter a pleasure fair.

The old market cross, situated in the centre of the town, is an object of curiosity on account of its antique appearance, and its carved devices, representing different articles of turnery, which originally formed one of the staple branches of the trade of this place, but now nearly extinct; the manufacture of bombazines, crapes, &c., is carried on to a considerable extent for Norwich houses. There are a brewery and corn mills. There are several respectable mansions and family residences in the town and neighbourhood. Gas works are erected on Fairland, and the town is well lighted. A Free Grammar School for the education of tradesmen’s sons was established and endowed by Henry VI., and various sums have been subsequently left by benevolent parties, which have enabled the trustees to carry out fully the intentions of the founder, by appointing a gentleman in holy orders as master of this important establishment. St. Thomas à Becket’s chapel, a commodious building, has been repaired, and is now used for the school-room.

There are several charities, bequeathed by sundry persons, for the benefit of the poor, which funds are distributed annually, in money, coals, &c., and for the repairs of the church, also for increasing the stipend of the vicar.

The Bridewell, or House of Correction, is situated at the entrance of the town from Norwich, and is devoted to the reception of female prisoners only, who are sentenced to hard labour, where they serve their periods of imprisonment in washing, sewing, &c., for the prisoners confined in Norwich gaol. This well-conducted establishment is under the matronship of Mrs. Greenfield.

The Norwich and Brandon railway passes close to the town, and here is the junction with the Dereham branch line; a neat station is erected, as well as warehouses for the reception of goods, &c.

The population was returned, in 1851, at 5,175 inhabitants, of whom about 3,300 are in the town. The number of acres is 10,600. The church, which is a large noble edifice, had formerly a monastery attached, but it was destroyed many years back; a portion of the ruins still remain. The octagon tower at the east end of the church is in good preservation. At the west end, a spacious and lofty square tower was built by the inhabitants many years since, (and contains five bells,) which gives an imposing effect to the whole structure; the interior is neat, with a carved roof, supported by full-length figures of angels, and, and with the valuable organ, underwent repair in 1845. There are several monuments and tablets to the families of Clifton, Burroughes, Jermy, &c. The living is a vicarage in the patronage of the Bishop of Ely, who is appropriator of the great tithes.

The Quakers, Independents, Methodists, Wesleyans, Baptists, and Plymouth Brethren, have each a chapel here.

POST-OFFICE—James Fison, postmaster. Money Orders are granted at this
office.

CLERGY, GENTRY, &c.

Abbott, Mrs. Charlotte, Fairland street Anderson, Rev. J., Independent Minister Cooper, Mr. James, Bridewell street Culyer, Mrs., Town green Daniel, Rev. William, Town green Eden, Rev. Robert, vicar, Vicar street Grisdale, Rev. Joseph, B.A., master of the Grammar school, Town green Jones, Rev. David, chaplain to the Bridewell Jones, Mrs. Sophia Ann, Hill House Knapman, Capt. John, R.N. Lloyd, Mrs., Fairland street Poll, Mr. John, Town green Rayner, Mr. William Edward, Town close Skoulding, Charles, M.D., Market place Sparkhall, Mrs. Elizabeth, Bridewell street Stone, Mrs. Mary, Town green Wiffen, Mrs. Ann, Bridewell street

TRADES, PROFESSIONS, ETC.

Adams, Samuel, retailer in beer, Town green Atkins, Obadiah, schoolmaster, Bridewell street Bale, Charlotte, milliner, Market place Bale, William, butcher, Town green Barnard, John, boot and shoe maker, Market place Barnard, Matthew, saddle and harness maker, Fairland street Betts, Sarah, shopkeeper, Town green Bircham, John, the Dove, Town green Bowgen, Philip, plumber and glazier, Damgate street Brabetor, Honour, butcher, Damgate str. Brewster, Sarah, Black Horse, Suton str. Browne, Eliza, Queen’s Head, Bridewell street Browne, William, Sun inn, Damgate str. Bunn, John, cooper, Damgate street Bunn, John, bootmaker, Market place Bunn, William, baker, Fairland street Camp, William and Son, carpenters, Bridewell street Cann and Clarke, brewers and maltsters, wine and spirit merchants, Market place Cann John, Stephenson, attorney and solicitor Cann, John, miller, agent to the Norwich Union Life and Fire offices, and General Hail storm office; h Town green Cann, S. J. Stephenson, solicitor, clerk to Magistrates, Commissioner of Taxes, and the Forehoe Board of Guardians, Superintendent Registrar, Secretary to the Gas Company, Branch Bank of Messrs. Harvey and Hudson, Market place Cann, Samuel, wheelwright and retailer in beer, Town green Cann, William, butcher, Market place Chambers, John, licensed dealer in spirits, Market place Chapman, James, King’s Head hotel, Market place Clarke, Cordal, solicitor’s clerk, Vicar street Clarke, Ellen, milliner and dressmaker, Market place Clarke, Ethelbert, carpenter, Market place Clarke, Edward Palmer, solicitor, Vicar street Clarke, William B., builder, Market street Colman, James, builder, Fairland street Colman, Thomas Edward Tawell, surgeon, Vicar street Colman, William, plumber and glazier, Bridewell street Cooper, Charles, painter and glazier, Damgate street Cooper, Jane, boarding and day school, Bridewell street Cooper, John, hairdresser, Fairland street Cowell, Henry, bootmaker, Market street Cowell, John, shoeing smith, Fairland street Cowell, William, whitesmith, Suton street Crannas, William, Duke’s Head, Damgate street Crosby, William, White Swan, Vicar street Cross, John, Two Brewers, Damgate street Cross, John B., Cock inn and butcher, Town green Cross, Mary, Duck and Dog, Market street Dannoch, William, whitesmith, Church street Davey, John, tailor and draper, Market street Davey, Maria, butcher, Market street Dawdry, Charles, corn and seed merchant, Town green Denny, John, Leather Bottle, Town green Dover, Elizabeth, green-grocer, Church street Dunham, William, White Hart, Market st. Fison, James, chemist and druggist, and post-master, Market street Fitt, Lee Felix, saddle and harness maker, Market street Flaskett, William, Permanent Way Inspector for the Eastern Counties’ Railway Company; h near Wymondham station Forster, Robert, printer, bookbinder, and parish clerk, Market street; h Church street Foulsham, Richard, the Griffin, Market street Foulsham, Samuel, leather cutter, Town green Fox, Benjamin, boot and shoe maker, Town green Foyster, David, broker, Chapel street Fulcher, John, whitesmith, Fairland street Glasspoole, William, auctioneer and estate agent Goodings, Robert, green-grocer, Damgate street Greenfield, Mrs. E., superintendent of the Wymondham bridewell Hall, Robert, farmer, Bridewell street Harvey and Hudson, bankers, Market pl. Harvey, Jesse, cooper, Town green Harvey, Thomas, earthenware dealer, Damgate street Harvey, William, builder, Damgate street High, Charlotte, shopkeeper, Church street High, Sophia, Coach and Horses, Vicar street Howes, James, the Goat, Churchgate str. Howes, John, fishmonger, Town green Hubbard, John, White Horse, Suton street Hubbard, John, butcher, Damgate street Hubbard, Mary, Wool Pack, Fairland str. Hubbard, Sarah, Three Feathers, Town green Hubbard, Thomas, veterinary surgeon, Fairland street Jackson, Maria, milliner, Market place Jermy, William, farmer, Linfield Kemp, John, blacksmith, Bridewell street Kemp, Richard, smith in general, Town green Kerrison, Elizabeth, bootmaker, Market street Kerry, John, relieving officer, Market place King, Henry, miller, Church street Lemon, Samuel, boot and shoe maker, Damgate street Mason, Henry, Excise officer, Town green Morley, John, boot and shoe maker, Fairland street Morris, Moore, linen draper, Market street Moys, Thomas, veterinary surgeon, Town green Parker, Mrs. James, fancy repository, Market street Parker and Son, linen drapers and grocers, Market street Parsel, Benjamin, boot and shoe maker, Town green Parsley, Henry, tailor, Fairland street Peacock, James, bootmaker, Town green Perfitt, Ephraim Joseph, watch and clock maker, Market street Perfitt, John, boot and shoe maker, Fairland street Plowman, John S., George and the Dragon, and butcher, Market place Plunkett, William, shopkeeper, Town green Poll, Emily, shopkeeper, Town green Poll, James, carpenter and joiner, Damgate street Poll, William Cooper, carpenter, Town green Proctor, Martha Ann, milliner, Damgate street Reeve, Thomas Marshall, ironmonger, Market place Rix, Thomas Colman, builder, Market street Robins, Edward James, stone mason, Suton street Robins, Mary Ann, shopkeeper, Damgate street Rudling, William, watch and clock maker, Church street Scarles, Charles, accountant, Town green Secker, Robert, basket-maker, Bridewell street Secker, William, basket-maker, Bridewell street Seely, Joseph Henry, haircutter, Damgate street Self, Edward, confectioner, Market street Self, Henry H., confectioner, Town green Self, Robert, confectioner, Fairland street Skipper, James, hairdresser, Market street Skoulding, William, chemist and druggist, Market place Smith, John, grocer, Damgate street Smith, John, broker, Damgate street Smith, Washington William, bookseller, stationer, &c., agent for Norwich newspapers, Atlas Insurance office, Market place Sparkhall, James and Edward, butchers and farmers, Town green Spinks, Thomas, grocer, Damgate street Standley, George, Green Dragon, Church street Standley, John, auctioneer and appraiser, Market street Stanley, John, farmer, Church street Stanley, William, tailor and draper, Church street Stebbings, Edward, Crown, Market street Stimpson, James, ginger beer manufacturer, Town green Taylor and Son, merchants, Damgate str. Taylor, William H., agent to the Sun Fire office, and Life Association of Scotland, Town green Tipple, Sarah, grocer and draper, Vicar street Traxon, Esau, glover, Market street Traxon, Israel, grocer and draper, Town green Trixon, Frederic, baker, Town green Tunaley, Robert James, surgeon, Market street Turner, David, linen draper, Market place Ward, Thomas Samuel, station master, Wymondham station Watson, Henry, leather cutter, Bridewell street Watson, Samuel, railway hotel, Wymondham station Weed, Benjamin, pipemaker, Town green Wells, John, shopkeeper, Town green Welton, Robert, corn dealer, Churchgate street White, Jesse, commission agent and accountant; bookseller, stationer; china, glass, and fancy goods warehouse, Market place Woodbine, John, builder, Town green Woods, Henry, draper, Fairland street Wright, Robert, saddler and harness-maker, Suton street Wright, Robert, saddle and harness maker, Market place

ATTLEBOROUGH

Attleborough, a small market town and railway station, 15 miles from Norwich, 5½ from Wymondham, and 14¾ from Thetford. The population in 1851 was 2,324, and about 5,251 acres of land. One long street includes most of the houses. The market is on Thursday, and the fairs are held on the Thursday Easter and Whit-Sunday, and August 15th for cattle; also a pleasure fair the day before March assizes. The Norwich and Brandon railway passes close to the town, where a handsome station has been erected, distant from London 110 miles.

The church, which is a noble edifice, with spacious tower containing six bells, is much admired for its antiquity. The living is a rectory, in the gift of Sir Wm. B. Smijth, Bart.; the present incumbent is the Rev. A. J. E. B. Smijth, M.A., and the curate the Rev. S. A. Cooke, M.A. Sir W. B. Smijth, Bart., is lord of the manor.

Here are chapels for the Wesleyans, Baptists, &c.; also a National School, well supported and attended.

POST-OFFICE—George Parson, postmaster. Money Orders granted and paid at
this office.

CLERGY, GENTRY. &c.

Beevor, Thomas, Esq., Market hill Cooke, Rev. Stephen Atkinson, curate Doughty, Mr. Samuel, Mares’ street King, Mrs. Sarah, London road Lemmon, Rev. James, Wesleyan Minister, Rivett’s lane Marner, John, Esq., Market hill Salter, William, Esq., Norwich road Smijth, Rev. A. J. E., rector Warrel, Mrs. Sarah, London road

TRADES, PROFESSIONS, &c.

Allen, George, horse-breaker Anderson, Sarah Ann, milliner and dress-maker, Mill street Ayton, Charles, builder and appraiser, Church street Ayton, Robert, carpenter and joiner, Market hill Bacon, James, accountant, Market street Barker, George, tailor, Market hill Barker, Sarah, White Hart, Market hill Barnard, Robert, baker and tea dealer Barnard, William, painter, plumber, and glazier, Mares’ street Barnard, William, tailor, London road Bateman, William, tailor and draper, Rivett’s lane Beale, James, printer, Norwich road Bowden, William, builder, Back lane Brown, Rev. William Shrieve, minister to the Baptist Chapel, Rivett’s lane Buckenham, William, miller, Mares’ str. Byles, John, grocer and draper Caffay, Richard, shopkeeper Cage, James, basket-maker and cooper, London road Caley, Samuel W., the Grapes, news agent, Mares’ street Calver, John, farmer, West carr Canham, John, the new Inn and Commercial house, near the Railway station Chatters, Henry, boot and shoe maker, London road Childerhouse, William, farmer and dealer, West carr Clarke, James, farmer, Borough common Clifford, Thomas, Fair View Cottage, London road Cockell, Charles, solicitor Cockell, Mrs. Jane, farmer, Church plain Colman, Mr., farmer, West carr Cook, John, White Horse inn, London road Cowles, William, farmer, West carr Crawford, John, station master Cushing, Stephen, Odd Fellows’ Arms, Mill street Dawes, William, watch and clock maker, Market hill Defew, William, saddle and harness maker, Church street Downs, James, farmer, West carr Downs, John, farmer, West carr Drake, Charles, coachmaker, the street Eaton, John, auctioneer and appraiser Ebbage, Robert, the Bear inn, blacksmith, and machine maker, Bear road Etheridge, Ann, boot and shoe maker Etheridge, Henry, boot maker, Mares’ street Fox, Mary, Mrs., green-grocer Francis, James, general shopkeeper and druggist, Market street Franklin, Frederic F. and George F., solicitors Franklin, Frederic F., clerk to the County Court office, and agent to the Phœnix Fire office and Palladium Life office Gates, Mr. James, Lay’s farm Gayford, William, licensed to let horses for hire, Market street Goldspink, Richard, butcher, Mill street Green, John, farmer, West carr Green, Mary Ann, the Crown, Church st. Hewitt, William, butcher and salesman, Market street Hazelwood, Robert, painter, plumber, and glazier, Ellingham road Hill, George, postman, London road Hipper, Charles, King’s Head, London road Howes, Charles, tailor, London road Howlett, George, ironmonger and brazier, Market street Hubbard, Henry, farmer, West carr Huggins, Mr., farmer Jessup, Mr., farmer, Borough common Kettringham, Robert, bricklayer and broker, Market hill Lane, Mrs., farmer Lawrance, Michael, farmer, Borough common Leighton, Charles, corn merchant and maltster, Rivett’s lane Leyton, John, butcher, Market street Lincoln, Miss Elizabeth, ladies’ boarding academy, Norwich road Littleproud, Alfred, grocer and draper Littleproud, William, baker Lovett, Robert, miller, the street Lovick, Sarah, the Angel inn, Market street Mann, Thomas, Norwich carrier, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, Market hill Merry, Robert, corn and coal merchant, Norwich road Miles, William, saddle and harness, Mill street Muskett, Alfred, grocer and draper, and manager to the bank, Market hill Myhill, John, farmer, Mares’ street Nicholls, John, clothier and harness maker, Mill street Orford, Robert, carpenter and joiner, London road Parke, William B., manager to the Goods department of the railway station Parson, George B., postmaster and printer, Market hill Pinnock, Jonathan, bricklayer, Mares’ st. Pinnock, William, boot and shoe maker, London road Potter, George, surgeon Potter, Joseph, farmer, Borough common Ponder, Thomas, tailor, Market hill Revel, William, Norwich Castle Robinson, Charles, brick and tile merchant, Norwich road Rose, James, grocer and draper, Market street Salter, George William, auctioneer and land agent, Market street; h Old Buckenham Salter, Thomas, architect and land Surveyor, Norwich road Sewell, Mary, the Griffin inn, Market street Shickle, John, inspector of weights and measures Simmons, John, miller, Rivett’s lane Simpson, William, auctioneer and farmer, Back lane Smith, James, boot and shoe maker, Mill street Spanton, Christopher, agent for the Norwich Union Fire office and Norwich Equitable Fire office Sparkall, John, farmer, Nobbs’ corner farm Sparrow, Jonathan, shopkeeper, Mill street Stebbings, Michael, farmer and dealer, Rivett’s lane Stebbings, William, cattle dealer, London road Tillett, John, tailor, London road Toop, Francis Hart, the Cock inn, Mares’ street Turner, John, blacksmith Upston, George, seedsman, London road Upston, William, dealer in Sheffield goods Vince, Benjamin, farmer Walsh, Gerald, coal merchant, Market hill Ward, John, farmer, Borough common Warren, John, watch and clock maker, Church street Warren, Charles Ling, farmer Webster, James, hair dresser, Market street Webster, William, boot and shoe maker, Market street Wells, Samuel, registrar of births, deaths, and marriages for the district, Market hill Wiles, Charles Barsham, surgeon, Market hill Wright, Daniel E., provision house and butcher, Church street Wright, John, wheelwright Wright, Mrs., straw bonnet maker and dyer, Back lane

HINGHAM

Hingham is a small near market town in Forehoe hundred, East Norfolk, about 116 miles from London, 14 W.S.W. from Norwich, 6 from Wymondham station W., and 6 N.W. from Attleborough station.

The church of St. Andrew is a fine, noble structure, with a handsome tower, containing 8 bells. The living is a rectory, in the gift of Lord Wodehouse. The parish consists of 3,525 acres, and the population in 1851 was 1,698. Here is a Free Grammar School, which was founded and handsomely endowed in 1727, by Thomas Parlet, Esq.; also a National School, which is wholly supported by the Hon. and Rev. W. Wodehouse, M.A. Here is also an Independent chapel.

POST-OFFICE—Miss Large, postmistress. This is also a Money-order office.

CLERGY, GENTRY, &c

Bassum, Mr. Charles Bowles, Rev. J. S., Independent minister Darby, Rev. Martin B., rector of Hackford by Hingham, Market street Daynes, Mrs. Mary, Chapel street Gilman, Mrs., Chapel street Gilman, Samuel H., Esq. Gilman, Lieutenant Colonel Philip Case, Market street Greaves, Mr. David, Chapel street Halsey, Mrs. Mary, Chapel street Hardy, Miss Sarah, Market place Hodgson, Rev. Walter C., curate; h Market place Howard, Mrs. Elizabeth, Market place Hurnard, Rev. W. B., curate of Fenning-hall Hurnard, William, Esq., the Green Fickling, Miss Frances, Market place Laing, Mrs. Frances, Market street Matthews, Rev. R. B. Pigg, Mrs., the Green Pitts, Mrs. Sarah, Market place Priest, Miss Mary, the Green Rushbrook, Miss Ann, Chapel street Slipper, Rev. R. B., rector of Coston, master of the Grammar school, Chapel street Stone, Miss, Market street Vince, Mr. John, Market place

TRADES, PROFESSIONS, &c.

Adcock, Mrs., dressmaker, Turnpike Alexander, Daniel, solicitor, agent to the Atlas and the Law Union offices, Fair Land place Barton, F., excise officer, Chapel street Bayes, William, farmer, Mill road Bedford, William, watch and clock maker, Turnpike Bowles, William, miller, Market street Bradfield, George, grocer and draper, Market place Bunn, Benjamin, cooper, Copper lane Cobon, Mrs. Jane, day and boarding school for young ladies, Church street Cannell, Abraham, George inn, Mill road Caston, W., tailor, Church street Chamberlain, Charles, grocer and draper, Church street Clarke, E. W., builder Coe, Frederick, White Hart inn Commercial hotel, Market place Drewell, William, painter, plumber, and glazier, Church street Eagling, Thomas, boot and shoe maker, Fair Land place Elsy, George, stationer, draper, &c., Market place Elsy, William, bricklayer and builder, Back street Emmerson, William, ironmonger and brazier, Market street Feltham, James, solicitor, Fair Land place Feltham, Mrs. Mary, blacksmith, Market street Feltham, Philip, plumber and glazier, Market street Feltham, Robert, saddle and harness maker, Market street Fisher, William, baker and miller, Fair Land place Gapp, Charles, general smith, Hall lane Gricks, John, the Cock inn and stone mason, Market street Griston, James, tailor, Market street Harvey, Mary Ann, shopkeeper, Baxter row Howard, Philip, wine and spirit merchant, &c., Market place Howchin, Edmund, butcher Hubbard, John S., wheelwright, Fair Land place Hubbard, John, junr., school-master to the National school, Chapel street King, Ellen, milliner, dressmaker, and straw bonnet maker, Church street King, Henry, boot and shoe maker, Market place King, Robert, boot and shoe maker, Fair Land place Kingaby, Thomas, hairdresser Lane, Franklin, tailor, Chapel street Langford, Samuel C., chemist and druggist, Market place Large, Miss, grocer, draper, and post manager, Market place Large, Robert, farmer, Mill road Laskey, John, the Dog inn, carrier to Norwich and Hingham Lilley, Richard, baker and farmer, Market place Lincoln, Henry, chimney sweeper, Baxter lane Monement, Mr. Edward, surgeon, Chapel street Money, Robert, the Ringers, Turnpike Muffett, William, plumber, glazier, and painter Newson, Benjamin, the Unicorn, and butcher, Fair Land place Nicholson, John N., butcher, Market place Norton, Francis, general shopkeeper, Fair Land place Pearce, Charles, Three Horse-shoes and blacksmith, Market place Pigg, Charles, farmer, Dereham road Pitts, George W., baker and miller, Market-place Pitts, John, farmer, Dereham road Pitts, Phineas, tailor and draper, agent to the Sun Fire Office, Market-place Precious, Richard, Angel Inn, Market-place Riddlesworth, Francis, grocer and draper, Fair Land place Riddlesworth, Francis, harness maker, Fair Land place Rose, Philip W., boot and shoe maker, and leather cutter, Turnpike Semmence, Francis, tailor and confectioner, Turnpike Scott, Charles, linen draper, grocer, &c., Market street Spruce, William, farmer, Mill road Stafford, John, the Oak, Turnpike Tallant, John Thomas, surgeon, Market-place Thompson, John, tailor, Market-place Vince, James, grocer and draper, Market-place Waller, William G., tailor, Turnpike Ward, John, the Bell, Baxter row Woodrow, John, schoolmaster at the Grammar School, High street Wyatt, Davey, tailor and shopkeeper, Fair Land place

THETFORD

Thetford is an ancient borough and market town, 31¼ miles S.W. from Norwich, 80 miles N.E. from London, by road, and 95¼ miles by rail. Part of the town is in Suffolk; it is well paved, and lighted with gas. The river is navigable, and great quantities of coal and timber are imported from Lynn; and corn, malt, wool, &c., are exported; but since the railway from Brandon to Norwich has been opened for the conveyance of merchandize, it has materially affected the navigation interest, and it is anticipated the railway conveyance will entirely supersede the water conveyance, although the corporation has been at a great expense in erecting locks, &c. The town has been gradually declining for many years, which is attributed mainly to the removal of the assizes from this borough to Norwich in 1833.

The Norwich and Brandon railway passes through the northern side of the town; the station is at the northern part of the town. The market is held on Saturday for pedlary and small wares, but it is almost obsolete, merely being for butter, eggs, meat, and vegetables, and sometimes a few pigs. There are four large breweries in the town; a tanner’s, a fellmonger’s, and two brick and lime yards, a large paper-mill, (giving employment to a great many women), also a powerful water-mill (flour), several malting houses, bone-crushing and manure works, coach works, ropemaking, and an extensive iron foundry and agricultural implement manufactory, which is situated on the site of old St. Nicholas church, the last remains of that once noble edifice being now razed to the ground.

In the parish of St. Mary, and on the Suffolk side of the river, are still to be found the remains of a monastery (St. Sepulchre’s); the porter’s gate is visible, as also part of the church, now converted into a barn; it is called the “Canons.”

Thetford formerly had twenty churches and eight monasteries, of which there are numerous ruins, and the surrounding country abounds with “barrows,” or “tumuli.”

Out of twenty churches which originally stood here, three only now remain: the oldest, St. Mary’s, situated on the Suffolk side, is a large structure with thatched roof, a high square tower, built chiefly with flint, 6 bells and no spire; the interior is in good repair, has a chancel, aisles, and gallery; it contains several monuments, one of handsome marble, to the memory of Sir Rd. Fulmerston. The Duke of Norfolk is patron of the living, a perpetual curacy, enjoyed by the Rev. Wm. Collett. St. Peter’s is a handsome commodious building and lofty tower, built principally of flint, with various devices of the same material, inlaid with considerable taste. The tower and church were partly rebuilt in 1789. This is a rectory, united to the perpetual curacy of St. Cuthbert’s, also in the gift of the Duke of Norfolk: the Rev. E. H. Gibbon is the incumbent. St. Cuthbert’s church, situated near the market-place, has been restored. There is a large Wesleyan chapel, with a commodious gallery, a large Independent and also a Primitive Methodists’ chapel, and a meeting-house for Quakers, (the latter is very seldom used); also a Catholic chapel on the Suffolk side of the town.

The Guildhall, where the quarter sessions are held for the borough, is situated in the centre of the town, overlooking the new market-place, which is enclosed by a neat iron railing.

The Gaol, enlarged in 1816, is a neat stone building, but since the removal of the assizes to Norwich, in 1833, has been very little used.

The fairs are held, May 14th, August 2nd and 16th, and September 26th.

CLERGY, GENTRY, &c.

Bidwell, Mrs. Mary Ann, Paddock Bullen, Mr. William, Magdalen street Burton, Miss Sarah, Great Magdalen street Cobb, Mrs. Sarah, White Hart street Cooper, Mrs. Caroline, King street Farrow, Miss Rose, King street Faux, Mr. Gregory, White Horse street Faux, Mrs. Susan, Wells street Gibbon, Rev. E. H., rector of St. Peter’s, and incumbent of St. Cuthbert’s Hill, Mrs. M., Guildhall street Hobbins, Mrs. Elizabeth, London road Hubert, Rev. Henry, rector, Santon with Downham, Wells street Jennings, Mr. Frederic, Market place Lloyd, Rev. Morgan, Independent Minister, Great Magdalen street Mann, Mr. T. W., Great Magdalen street Marsham, Miss Sophia, Gaol street Methold, Mrs., King street Moore, Rev. John, rector of Kilverstone, Wells street Norman, Mrs. Sarah, Ford street Palmer, Mr. Joseph, Magdalen street Palmer, Mrs. Mary Ann, London road Palmer, Mrs. Sarah, White Hart street Pollard, Mrs., London road Sansum, Mrs. Mary, Bury road Snare, Mrs. Louisa, Bury road Stokes, Mrs. Susan, Great Magdalen street Tabraham, Rev. Richard, Bury road Taylor, Rev. John, Catholic priest, London road Tyrrell, Mr. George, White Hart street Vantier, Mr. Edwin, White Hart street West, Miss Elizabeth, Guildhall street Wright, Mr. William, Earl’s street

TRADES, PROFESSIONS, &c.

Able, Samuel, saddle and harness maker, White Hart street Allison, William, tailor, White Hart street Atkins, William, cabinet maker, Earl’s lane Bailey, Henry Woodroffe, F.R.C.S.E., C.M., R.C.C., Guildhall street Barber, John Lee, merchant and maltster, Ford place Barnard, John, harness maker, Great Magdalen street Bartlett, Henry Albert, farmer, Brandon road Battell, John, carpenter and builder, Guildhall street Bennett, James, baker, St. Giles’s lane Bennett, William, Red Cow, Back street Best, H. W., surgeon, King street Betts, William, carpenter and joiner, Magdalen street Bibbry, William, baker, Great Magdalen street Bidwell, Leonard, brewer, Old Market street Bond, William, gun and pistol manufacturer, Market-place Booth, Richard, blacksmith, Back street Boyce, Henry, builder, Wells street Boyce, Luke, bricklayer, plasterer, and slater, Castle row Boyce, Thomas, plumber and glazier, King street Boyce, William, the Dolphin, and builder, Old Market street Brock, Ann, milliner and dress-maker, Earl’s lane Brown and Colby, furnishing ironmongers, Bridge street Brown, Peter, plumber and glazier, White Horse street Browne, William, shopkeeper, Gaol street Browne, William, pipe manufacturer, Croxton road Burgess, Elizabeth, shopkeeper, Magdalen street Burrell, Charles, engineer and millwright Campkin, Josiah, tailor and draper, White Hart street Canham, Robert, shopkeeper, Gaol street Carley, Philip, tailor, King street Carley, Robert, printer, stationer, bookseller, and bookbinder, King street Carr, George William, watch and clock maker, King street Carr, Isaac, boot and shoe maker, White Hart street Carter, John, Trowel and Hammer, Bury road Catton, Mary and Ann, china and glass warehouse, King street Challis, John, the Castle, Magdalen street Christopher, Benjamin, hair dresser, White Hart street Clarke, James, grocer and cooper, White Hart street Clarke, Robert Eagle, solicitor, Bridge street Clarke, William, corn, coal, and seed merchant, King street Clarke, William, Norwich carrier, Magdalen street Clarke, William, brazier, Great Magdalen street Codling, Mrs. R., milliner and dress-maker, Bury street Cole, William, King’s Head, White Hart street Cook, James, rope and twine manufacturer, Magdalen street Cook, John, dyer, Magdalen street Cooper, John W., Auctioneer, &c., Bury road Corrins, Henry, shopkeeper, Magdalen street Cracknell, Henry, the Chequers, King street Craske, Elizabeth, baker, Raymond street Cronshey, James, chemist and druggist, and artificial manure manufacturer, Bridge street Cross, Mary, ladies’ day school, Guildhall street Darsley, William, Green Dragon, Market-place Davey, Daniel, White Horse Inn, Ray-street Davy, James, surveyor, White Hart street Davy John, cabinet maker and joiner, Guildhall street Deeks, George, grocer and draper, White Hart street Diver, David, brazier, Gaol street Diver, John, ironmonger and gas fitter, Guildhall street Diver, Mrs. Mary, baker, Magdalen street Dickman, M. A., straw bonnet maker, White Hart street Dulley, Frances, grocer and draper, King street Edwards, James, confectioner and grocer, Wells street Edwards, Jeremiah, White Hart Inn, White Hart street Edwards, Robert, Bell Inn, Bridge street Edwards, Robert James, dealer in game, Bridge street Ellis, George, fishmonger, Great Magdalen street Ellis, Philip, tailor, Great Magdalen street Emms, Joseph, furniture broker, Great Magdalen street Esling, Henry, tailor, Guildhall street Farr, Alfred, printer, bookseller, and general stationer, King street Farrow, Benjamin, tailor, Earl’s street Feltham, Mrs. Mary, watch and clock maker, Market-place Fendick, Francis Edward, tailor, King street Fetch, Sarah, Victoria Shades, Nether road Fleet, James, bookseller and binder, Earl’s street Foulsham, Charles, baker, King street Fowell, Henry, dealer in tea and coffee, Earl’s street Foyson, Cornall, merchant, Ford place Foyson, James and Sons, maltsters and wool merchants, Bridge street, h King street Frost, Edward, tanner and wool merchant, Wells street Frost, Edward and Sons, tanners and felmongers, wool staplers, curriers, and leather merchants, White Hart street, and Tanners’ lane Frost, George, boot and shoe maker, Raymond street Gates, John Henry, English master at grammar school, London road Gill, Francis, shopkeeper, Old Market street Gill, Garner, merchant, Wells street Gill, John Willis, miller, Cage lane Gill, Robert, whitesmith and bell-hanger, Old Market street Gill, William, fishmonger and fruiterer, Guildhall street Godfrey, George, boat builder, &c., Bury road Golding, John, Railway Tavern, near the Station Gooch, William, shopkeeper, Back street Goodricks, Thomas George, boot and shoe maker, Guildhall street Greene, William, tailor, Earl’s street Gunstone, David, shopkeeper, Bury road Hammond, Sophia, grocer and draper, Great Magdalen street Hardy, Charles Wilmot, classical master at the grammar school, London road Harold, Mrs. Ann, baker, Guildhall street Harris, Henry, watch maker, jeweller, and silversmith, King street Harvey and Hudsons, bankers, Bridge street Harvey, James M., draper, &c., King street Harvey, William, brush and clog manufacturer, Great Magdalen street Hassam, John H., Excise officer, White Hart street Henley, Mrs., milliner and dress-maker, Magdalen street Hill, Charles, grocer, Magdalen street Hollingsworth, Richard, timber merchant, Magdalen street Houchen, John, solicitor, clerk of the peace, and agent to (Messrs. Oakes, Bevan, and Co., bankers, Bury Saint Edmund’s,) London road Howard, Jacob, boot and shoe maker and postmaster, Market-place Howard, Joseph, veterinary surgeon, Town street Howard, Maria, the Horse Shoes, Great Magdalen street Huggins, Charles, butcher, St. Cuthbert’s, Market-place Hunt, Edward, King’s Arms, King street Jackson, John, the Plough, Croxton road Jennings, Mr., farmer, Place farm, Mill lane Johnson, Henry, carpenter and builder, Market street Joslin, George, accountant, London road Juler, John, grocer and draper, Bridge street Kent, Robert, Coach and Horses, Mundford road King, Thomas, wheelwright, Back street Kingdon, George, grocer, Old Market place Leech, Mrs., dress and stay maker, Earl’s street Lock, Henry, the Star Inn, Bury road Lockwood, George, tobacconist, Earl’s street Mackenzie, G. W., surgeon, Bury road Mann, Thomas, boot and shoe maker, Market-place Matthew, William G., tailor, Raymond st. Matthews, Miss S., milliner and dress maker, Raymond street Meadows, Josiah, tailor, King street Moore, Henry, Half Moon, Mundford road Munn, Richard, Winchester and Co., paper manufacturers, Mill lane Musk, Thomas, Three Hoops, Magdalen street Neobard, John, and Son, wine merchants, London road Nye, Charles, dispensing chemist, King street Oakes, Bevan, Moor, and Co., bankers, Bridge street Oldman, John and S., cabinet makers, upholsterers, auctioneers and woollen repository, King street Palmer, Alfred, coach builder, London road Palmer, James, bricklayer, Great Magdalen street Palmer, John, baker, White Hart street Peachey, Samuel, accountant, Church street Peacock, William, draper, King street Peak, Lewis, supervisor, Magdalen street Pechey, Joseph, boot and shoe maker, Great Magdalen street Pechey, William, accountant, Bridge street Peck, Edward, stone and marble mason, London road Peck, Sarah Ann, milliner and dress maker, London road Petteny, William, the Spread Eagle, Old Market street Plumpton, Mary Ann, Anchor Hotel, Bridge street Pollard, Alfred, boot and shoe maker, Bridge street Pratt, Sarah, confectioner, King street Pretty, Elizabeth, plumber and glazier, Guildhall street Puttick, Henry, day classical academy, Magdalen street Reeder, Robert, Golden Horse Shoe, Back street Reeve, Henry, carrier, Earl’s lane Reynolds, John, basket maker, Wells street Reynolds, Robert, bird preserver, Bridge street Richardson, Thomas, agent for Harvey and Hudson, bankers Ripper, William, Engine and Tender, Mundford road Rogers, Wallis, grocer and draper, Market-place Rumblow, George, foreman to paper mills, Mill lane Sakens, Elizabeth, straw bonnet maker, Magdalen street Salter, W. P., farmer, Abbey farm Scales, Mary, fancy repository, White Hart street Scott, Emma, draper, King street Sharp, William, stone and marble mason, Guildhall street Shaw, Robert, gardener and seedsman, Great Magdalen street Skippins, Charles, currier and leather cutter Slipper, James, boot and shoe maker, Guildhall street Smart, Charles, ironmonger, King street Smith, Dennis, registrar of births, deaths, and marriages, Guildhall street Smith, John, carpenter and builder, Back street Snare, Rebecca, shopkeeper, Bury road Snare, Susan, milliner and dress maker, Mill lane Spalding, John, licensed brewer, Bury road Sparrow, Sarah, shopkeeper, Garden place Spendlove, Hannah, watch and clock maker, Bridge street Spendlove, Robert, Dog and Partridge, Guildhall street Steward, Stephen, Fleece Inn, Croxton road Stokes, Joseph, cork manufacturer, Guildhall street Stone, Mary, carrier to Bury, Back street Tingay, Samuel, shopkeeper, Tavern lane Tompson, George, timber merchant, Magdalen street Towell, William, tailor, Magdalen street Trail, William, accountant, Magdalen street Traise, Edward, baker, Guildhall street Tudd, Henry, hair dresser, Magdalen str. Tunney, John, saddle and harness maker, rope and twine maker, Bridge street Tyler, Charles Dewing, Red Lion inn, Market-place Tyrrell, John, Black Horse, Great Magdalen street Tyrrell, Henry Robert, maltster and farmer, White Hart street Ward, George, baker, Great Magdalen street Watson, Cornelius, butcher, Back street Webb, Richard, baker, White Hart street West, John, veterinary surgeon, Market-place West, William, boot and shoe maker, leather seller, agent to the Fire and Life Insurance Office, Guildhall street Whistler, William, game dealer, and sheriffs’ officer, King street Whiterod, Robert, boot and shoe maker, Guildhall street Wicks, William Watts, brewer and spirit merchant, Thetford Wilson, Philip, hair dresser, Magdalen street Woolsey, Abraham, Albion inn, Magdalen street Woolsey, William, George inn, Back street Wright, George, plumber and glazier, Great Magdalen street Youngs, Thomas, the Angel, Guildhall street

FAKENHAM.

Fakenham, formerly called Fakenham-Lancaster, is a market-town and parish, 33¾ miles from Norwich, and 137½ from London. The town is very pleasantly situated on a declivity, north of the river Wensum. It has of late years been considerably improved by the erection of several neat houses: the streets are well paved, and lighted with gas. The market; held on Thursday, is well supplied and attended. There are two fairs; on Whit-Monday and November 22nd. The population, in 1851, was 2,347.

The New Corn Exchange was opened August 23rd, 1855, and is a very fine erection, suitable for the purposes required.

The church of St. Peter is a handsome structure, chiefly in the later English style, with a lofty embattled tower, crowned by crocketted pinnacles, and containing eight bells; it has a nave and chancel, with north and south aisles. A new east window, in five compartments, partly filled with stained glass, was erected in 1805, and a new organ in 1826—the latter at the expense of the late rector. The inside of the church is neatly pewed; the chancel is separated from the nave by a finely-carved screen; the font is octangular, and embellished with carvings of the arms of the duchy of Lancaster, and the emblems of the Evangelists, the Trinity, and the Passion. A beautiful altar-piece of Bath stone, in the Gothic style, designed by Mr. Brown of Norwich, and executed by Mr. Daniel Forster, was put up in 1844. The living is a rectory, in the gift of Trinity College, Cambridge. The Rev. M. A. Atkinson is the rector.

CLERGY, GENTRY, &c.

Atkinson, Rev. Michael Angelo, rector of Fakenham, Post-office street Blanchflower, Miss Ann, Wells road Blanchflower, Mr. John, Wells road Canham, Mr. William, Bridge street Cousins, Mrs. Mary Ann, Wells road Damant, Thomas William Esq., M.D., M.R.C I.L.L.I.A., Post-office street Legge, Rev. William, dissenting minister Marrison, Mrs. Frances, Wells road Potter, Richard Goodwyn, Esq., Market-place Roberts, Mrs. Matilda, Wells road Rogers, Mrs. Phebœ, White Horse street Rudds, Mrs. Alice, Bridge street Rudling, Mrs. Alice, Wells road Seppings, Mr. Edmund, Norwich street Sillett, Miss, Post-office street Soams, Mrs., White Horse street Woodcock, Mrs. Ann, White Horse street

TRADES, PROFESSIONS, &c.