Thorpe, near Norwich, orThorpe 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
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
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
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
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 prisonersconfined 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.
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
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, 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.
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
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 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.
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
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 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.
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
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