Norfolk: Fordham

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

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FORDHAM, a parish and small village near the river Wissey, 3 miles S. of Downham, contains 211 inhabitants, and 2204 acres of land, mostly belonging to the Rev. Jermyn Pratt, the lord of the manor; and partly to Hy. Martin, Esq. An ancient farm-house, in this parish, called Snore Hall, was long the seat of the Skipwiths, one of whom is said to have received King Charles here, a short time before he surrendered to the Scotch at Newark.

The Church (St. Mary) is a small edifice, built in 1730, after the old one had fallen down. It has a nave and chancel, with a small gallery at the west end.

The Dean and Chapter are patrons of the perpetual curacy and appropriators of the tithes, now leased to the Rev. J. Pratt. The benefice was augmented, from 1757 to 1824, with £800 of Queen Anne's Bounty, laid out in land. It is now worth £51 a year, and is in the incumbency of the Rev. Hy. Pyman Collett, of Denver.

The chief residents are -

         Brown      Jos.      farmer
         Day        Wiles     tailor
         Hopkin     Wm.       farmer
         Pell       Wm.       shoemaker
         Rose       Thomas    farmer
         Seal       Geo.      farmer and vict., Hare's Arms
         Strangward David     farmer
 

POST from Downham.

See also the Fordham parish page.

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March 2016