Rogers' Directory of Norwich and NeighbourhoodRogers, Edmund Dawson
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Rogers' Directory of Norwich and Neighbourhood
Rogers, Edmund Dawson
Norwich (England) -- Directories
ARMINGHALL, a small parish in Henstead hundred, 2½ miles from Norwich,
contained, in 1851, 56 inhabitants. It comprises 630 acres, which belong
to the Dean and Chapter of Norwich, who are lords of the manor, patrons
of the living, and impropriators of the tithes. The living is a
perpetual curacy, held by the Rev. Thomas John Batcheler, B.D., who
resides at Norwich.
COMMERCIAL.
Hammond, John, market gardener
Parker, George William, farmer
Saul, Robert, blacksmith
Waters, Edward, farmer and poor rate collector, The Hall
Spink, William, parish clerk
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BAWBURGH, or BABUR, in Forehoe hundred, 5 miles from Norwich, contains
1400 acres, and the population, in 1851, was 460. Lord Stafford is lord
of the manor, and the chief landowners are J. S. Muskett, Esq., of Eaton,
and Sir W. Parish, Knt. The living is a vicarage, in the gift of the
Dean and Chapter of Norwich. The Rev. G. Carter, of Norwich, is the
incumbent, and the Rev. J. H. Payne, of Colney, the curate.
COMMERCIAL.
Browne, Daniel, blacksmith
Buxton, Samuel, King’s Head
Candler, Edward, superintendent of paper mills
Child, John William, baker
Cole, Jas., wheelwright and blacksmith
Cross, Thomas, farmer
Davey, James, bricklayer
Delane, Magnay and Co., paper mills (and at Taverham)
Dunham, James, shoemaker
Dunnell, William, shoemaker
Forster, William, The Cock
Hart, Thomas, farmer
Harvey, George, butcher
Matthews, Robert, parish clerk
Reeve, Thomas, butcher
Smith, Timothy, farmer
Sturgess, Elizabeth, school-mistress
Sturgess, William, school-master
Tann, Samuel, wheelwright
Tyler, John, shopkeeper
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BEESTON ST. ANDREW, in Taverham hundred. 3 miles north of Norwich,
contains three farms and a few cottages. The Old Hall was built in 1610,
and is still standing. The chief part of the land belongs to the Rev. J.
N. Micklethwait and O. Barnes, Esq. Sir Thomas Barrett Lennard, Bart.,
is lord of the manor. There is no church, but a sinecure rectory, in the
patronage of the Rev. Henry Banfather, who is also the incumbent. The
population, in 1851, was 41.
Barnes, Orlando, farmer
Bowen, Thomas, farmer
Howlett, Harcourt, farmer
Gowen, Abraham, gardener
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BIXLEY is a pretty village, in the hundred of Henstead, about 3 miles
from Norwich. It consists of 634 acres of land, chiefly the property of
the Earl of Rosebery, who is lord of the manor. The population, in 1851,
was 128. The living is a rectory, with that of Earl Framingham annexed,
in the gift of the Rev. Charles David Brereton, M.A., who is also the
incumbent.
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Base, Samuel, Esq., Lodge
Martin, Mrs., Hall
COMMERCIAL.
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