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William White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk 1864

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CLENCHWARTON is a scattered village, 2 miles W. of Lynn by the ferry, and 3 miles by the bridge, including within its parish 599 inhabitants, and 3070 acres of land, exclusive of about 160 acres of the old bed of the river Ouse, now converted into pasture ground. The soil belongs to a number of freeholders, the largest of whom are E. Akroyd, J.B. Monk, and John Stephens, Esqrs., and the Rev. J.C. Keate; but Richard Bagge, Esq., is lord of the manor.

The Church (St. Margaret) is an ancient cemented building, partly mantled with ivy, and sheltered on the north by the plantations of the rectory house. It comprises nave, chancel, and tower with five bells, and was reseated and repaired about ten years ago. The chancel was restored in 1863.

The rectory, valued in the King's Book at £14. 16s. 6d., is in the patronage of Sir Edward Grogan, Bart., M.P., and incumbency of the Rev. Thomas T. Upwood, M.A., of Terrington St. Clements, who has here a good residence (occupied by the curate), about 32 acres of glebe, and a yearly tithe rent-charge of £435. There are also 3½ acres of land and 9 cottages, the rents of which are applied towards the repairs of the church. About 1100 acres of land in this parish are titheable only to West and North Lynn.

The National School was built about twenty years ago, and is attended by 65 children. The Wesleyans and the Primitive Methodists have each a chapel here. The poor have an orchard of three roods, left by Thomas Wardle in 1730, and three roods left by Ann Rodgers, in 1776. The salt marshes of this parish extend to the Wash, between Terrington and North Lynn.

POST OFFICE at Ann Sutton's. Letters despatched, via Lynn, at 5 p.m.

           Allen     Robt.             par. clerk
           Barron    Mr Thos.
           Crabb     William           victualler, Black Horse
           Cranfield William           corn miller
           Grogan    Rev. Geo. M.A.    curate, Rectory
           Hambling  Henry William     schoolmaster
           Harrison  Fletcher          victualler, Victory
           Hudspeth  Henry             machine maker
           Maher     James Hannell     road surveyor
           Tipple    Thos.             butcher
           Vincent   Samuel            cattle dealer
           Wardle    Mr John
 
              BEERHOUSES.
 
           Fuller    John
           Hall      Thos.             Smeeth
           Hudspeth  Henry
           Tipple    Geo.              (and butcher)
 
              BLACKSMITHS.
 
           Green     Thomas
           Hudspeth  Henry
 
                                FARMERS.
                            (* are Owners.)
 
           Barron    Thos. John        Gagen     Goddard
         * Briggs    Henry           * Harrison  John
           Burrell   Alderson          Looker    Wm. Banklands
           Collinson Charles                       Hall
           Cooke     Isaac             Mountain  Ellen
           Diggens   Francis,          Scrimshaw George
                       The Smeeth    * Warnes    James
         * Fisher    George            Warnes    James jun.
 
              SHOEMAKERS.
 
           Harrison  Fletcher
           Platten   John
 

CARRIER to Lynn, Ann Embling


See also the Clenchwarton parish page.

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November 2008