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Norfolk: Bessingham

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William White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk 1845

[Transcription copyright © Pat Newby]

BESSINGHAM, 8 miles N.N.W. of Aylsham, and 5 miles S.S.W. of Cromer, has in its parish 139 souls, and 508 acres of land, mostly belonging to Mr. D. Spurrell, who has a neat mansion here; but G.S. Repton, Esq., is lord of the manor, and the Rev. F.E. Arden is patron of the Church (St. Mary,) which has a round tower.

The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the King's Book at £4. 6s. 8d., and now enjoyed by the Rev. Henry Cotton. The glebe is 25A. and the tithes were commuted in 1839, for £137 per annum. Near the church is a tumulus of half an acre.

DIRECTORY:- 

         Blyth      Robert           blacksmith
         Emery      George           farmer  [see note below]
         Emery      Wm.              shoemaker
         Flogdell   Samuel           wheelwright
         Frankland  Geo.             shopkeeper
         Puxley     Timothy          farmer  [see note below]
         Puxley     Tmy. jun.        joiner
         Spurrell   Daniel           gent.
         Spurrell   Mrs. and Misses
         White      Hy. S.           plumber, glazier, & vict. Horse Shoes

Note: In the original this is:
   George Emery, and Timothy Puxley, farmers

See also the Bessingham parish page.

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July 2002