GENUKI: Norfolk: Buxton, Norfolk

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Hunt's Directory of East Norfolk with Part of Suffolk, 1850

BUXTON is a village 10 miles N. of Norwich, and 4 miles S.E. of Aylsham. The parish comprises an area of 1274 acres, and the population in 1841 was 713. Post-Office at Robert Pilgrim's. Letters delivered at 9 a.m. and despatched to Norwich, and all parts, via Aylsham, at 5 p.m.

         Allen       Mr. Thomas
         Barton      James             shoemaker
         Bloom       William           shoemaker
         Butterworth Mr. John
         Cook        Edward            hawker
         Cooke and
           Gambling                    millers and merchants
         Dunning     John              blacksmith
         Earl        Andrew Hodge      'Crown'
         Fox         Robert            baker
         Gambling    John, jun.        miller
         Hardiment   Robert            butcher
         Hawes       Richard           saddler
         Jarvis      Rev. George, B.D. (curate)
         Lane        Mr. Thomas
         Leverage    Richard           school
         Mack        Rt. D.            bricklayer & coal dlr.
         Overed      William           veterinary surgeon
         Parker      Samuel            grocery dealer
         Passon      Benjamin          farmer
         Pilgrim     Robert            tailor and draper
         Rayson      George            joiner, wheelwright and pump maker
         Russell     Jas. Edward       watchmaker
         Smith       Alfred            butcher
         Smith       John              grocery dealer and shoemaker
         Watts       Thomas            'Black Lion' (and bricklayer)
         Wiggett     Mary Ann          grocer and draper
         Wright      John, Esq.        Dudwick House
         Wright      John, jun. Esq.

CARRIER to Norwich, Stibbons, Wed. & Sat. at 8 morn. Others also pass through three times a week.

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Hunt's Directory of East Norfolk with Part of Suffolk, 1850