STOKE HOLY CROSS, 2 miles from Swainsthorpe station and 5 from Norwich, in Henstead hundred and union, contained, in 1851, 451 inhabitants. The land belongs chiefly to Sir R. J. Harvey, Knt., H. Birkbeck, and R. K. Long, Esqrs. The living is a vicarage, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Norwich, now held by the Rev. John Bailey, A.M. There is a small Baptist chapel, built by Messrs. Colman; and a weekday and Sunday school, supported by Mrs. Birkbeck and the Vicar. PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Bailey, Rev. John, M.A., vicar, surrogate and chaplain to Henstead union Birkbeck, Henry, Esq., The Hall Cremer, Mr. Charles Miles, The Misses COMMERCIAL. Barnes, Fiddy, parish clerk Bush, Mrs. Mary Ann, lime burner Castleton, Elijah, farmer Claxton, William, farmer Colman, Henry, manager at Messrs. J. and J. Colman’s mustard and starch manufactory Dix, Joshua, farmer Drake, John, farmer Dunt, Robert, blacksmith Gunn, Daniel, farmer Hazell, William, Rummer inn Hearne, Matthew, farmer Horne, W., shopkeeper, and postmaster Lincoln, Robert, bricklayer Lincoln, Robert, jun., bricklayer Pearce, Joshua, The Lion Seago, Jeremiah, farmer Tillett, John, farmer Webster, David, farmer Westrup, Philip, farmer * * * * * SWARDESTON, in Humbleyard hundred and Henstead union, near the Swainsthorpe station, and 4 miles from Norwich, contains 950 acres of land, and, in 1851, a population of 381. The living is a vicarage; the Rev. John Henry Steward, M.A., of East Carleton, is patron and incumbent, and the Rev. Henry Steward, B.A., curate. There is a chapel for the Wesleyans; and a village school for boys and girls, under the superintendence of the clergy. The Rev. J. H. Steward, M.A., and Robert Palmer Kemp, Esq., of Coltishall, are the chief landowners. PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Featherston, Thomas, Esq., Rectory Steward, Rev. Henry, B.A., curate Wenn, Rev. James William, M.A., curate of Dunston, Mangreen hall COMMERCIAL. Arundell, Samuel, cooper Barrett, Mrs. Elizabeth, shopkeeper Barrett, William, thatcher Bayley, Edward, farmer Bond, Robert, farmer Brown, James Smith, shopkeeper Brown, Robert, bricklayer Cannell, Henry, market gardener Cunningham, William, butcher Davy, Barnard, blacksmith Dye, John, parish clerk and vermin destroyer Fairman, Samuel, bricklayer Hall, James, jun., farmer, the Common Hall, James, sen., wheelwright Hemnell, Paul, postmaster, and boot and shoe maker Hubbard, John, farmer King, Robert, butcher and farmer Parr, Ezra, relieving officer Raven, Benjamin, farmer, Mangreen Smith, Isaac, market gardener Thrower, Mrs. Mary, schoolmistress Turner, Edward, Dog inn Twiss, Christopher, farmer, the Hall Whittaker, Charles, market gardener * * * * *