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

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GRESHAM parish, 5 miles S.W. of Cromer, has 340 inhabitants, and 1412A. of land, belonging to various owners; but G.S. Repton, Esq., is lord of the manor, which was held by the celebrated Geoffry Chaucer, and afterwards passed to a family of its own name. Sir Edmund Bacon had a license in the reign of Edward II. to embattle his manor-house here, which was subsequently strengthened by Sir Thomas Gresham. This castle had a moat, with a round tower at each corner.

The CHURCH (All Saints,) has a round tower, with a nave, chancel, and porch. The rectory, valued in the King's Book at £6. 18s. 9d., has 24A. of glebe, and is in the gift of the Rev. John Spurgeon, and incumbency of the Rev. F.E. Arden, B.A. The tithes were commuted in 1839 for £321 per annum.

The Methodists have a small chapel here.

Directory:-

         Arden     Rev. Fras.
                     Edward, B.A. Rectory
         Brown     John           lime burner
         Brown     John           shoemaker
         Curtis    James          tailor
         Field     Mr. John
         Lees      Wm. C.         miller
         Mann      Thomas         blacksmith  [see note below]
         Ransom    Robt.          blacksmith  [see note below]
         Royal     Robert         wheelwright
         Sharpin   Robert         grocer and veterinary surgeon
         Wilson    John           shoemaker and vict., Chequers
 
                           farmers
 
         Clarke    John           Scott     Abraham Leman
         Curtis    Robert         Scott     Mrs. F.
         Durrant   John           Scott     Thomasin and Janet
         Holman    Peter          Scott     Robert
         Leman     Barnabas       Spendlove Wm.
 

Note: In the original this is:
   Thomas Mann and Robt. Ransom, blacksmiths


See also the Gresham parish page.

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