Swithin C. John Blackburn 1738 Bishop of Norwich St. Mary in the C. James Willins 1771 Dean and Marsh Chapter of Norwich Hamlets within the Liberties of the City and County. Earlham V. John Offley 1758 Edward Bacon, Esq; Eaton V. Michael Brown 1781 Dean and Chapter of Norwich Heigham R. Robert Parr 1781 Bishop of Norwich Lakenham V. Charles Millard 1772 Dean and Chapter of Norwich Part of the Parishes of Hellesden, Catton, Sprowston, Thorpe, and Trowse, belong to the county of the city of Norwich, viz. Trowse-Millgate, Carrowe, Bracondale, &c. Norwich, 43 miles north of Ipswich, 42 east of Lynn-Regis, and 108 miles from London, near the conflux of the Yare, and another river called the Wensom; 30 miles from the sea by water, and 18 by land; is a famous ancient city, which had a castle so long ago as the 7th century. It was even in Cambden’s time reckoned among the most considerable cities in Britain, for the industry of its citizens, their loyalty to their prince, and civility to foreigners; as well as for its wealth, number of people, and the neatness of their buildings. It stands on the side of a hill, one mile and a half from north to south, but little more than half as broad. It was first destroyed, by Sweno the Dane, but recovered so soon, that, in the reign of Edward the Confessor, it had 1320 burghers; but in the reign of William the Conqueror, it being the seat of a civil war raised against him by the earl of the East-Angles, it was so impaired at to be reduced to 560 at most. The Cathedral was founded here in 1096, by Herbert Lozinga, on the translation of the bishop’s see hither from Thetford.