The liberties of the city and county, as confirmed by Mary I. in her 3d year, anno 1556, comprehends a circuit of about fourteen miles, and contains about six thousand six hundred and thirty acres. From the Guild-hall in the Market-place, M. F. To Mile-cross, on the north, is 1 6 To Thorpe, east 1 4 To Harford-bridges, south 2 2 To Earlham bounds, west 2 4 The city itself is beautifully situated on the banks of the river WENSOM, by some called Bariden, or Winsber, and towards the center of the county of Norfolk. It is 108 miles from London by Newmarket, 112 by Bury St. Edmund’s, and 113 by Ipswich and Colchester. The city is divided into twelve wards, viz. Berstreet Coslany St. Stephen Colegate Fyebridge Wymer, East Conisford, North Mancroft Wymer, Middle Conisford, South St. Giles Wymer, West Each of whom elect two aldermen. COURT of ALDERMEN, 1783. ALDERMENS NAMES Residence. Time when elected. In the Room Wards. Sheriff. Mayor. of The Right Worshipful No. 74, September 23 1777 John W. Wymer 1775 1782 STARLING DAY, Esq; MAYOR. Pottergate- Nuthall, street Esq; Past the Chair. John Morse, Esq; Dep. M No. 6, Upper July 1 1777 Nockold N. Conisford 1779 1781 Surry-street Thompson, Esq; John Gay, Esq; No. 19, St. November 1 1752 Benjamin M. Wymer 1746 1754 G. Broad Nuthall, str. Esq; Jeremiah Ives, sen. Esq; St. December 6 1752 Wm. Clarke, Fyebridge 1748 1756 Saviour’s Esq; Lane Thomas Starling, Esq; No. 26, December 6 1764 Tim. St. Giles’s 1765 1767 Haymarket Balderstone, Esq; Jeremiah Ives, Esq; No. 1, July 1 1766 Thomas Vere, S. Conisford 1763 1769 Colegate- Esq; street