Norfolk: Hapton

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

HAPTON, 9 miles S.W. of Norwich, has in its parish 203 souls, and 657 acres of land, mostly the property of Hudson Gurney, Esq., but Lord Berners is lord of the manor.

The Church (St. Margaret,) is a perpetual curacy, valued in 1831 at only £40. The Rev. Ezekiel Sparke, M.A., is the incumbent, and the patronage, with the appropriation of the tithes, belongs to Christ College, Cambridge.

Here is an Unitarian Chapel, which was built by Presbyterians in 1741, and is endowed with a good house for the minister, and about 115A. of land, left by a Mrs. Gay.

Directory:-

         Baker      Philip         shoemaker
         Carpenter  Wm.            farmer and butcher
         Dix        John           vict. White Horse
         Edwards    Thomas         farmer and land agent
         George     Robt.          shopkeeper
         Harn       Jerh.          shoemaker
         Martin     Samuel         shoemaker
         Rix        Henry          bricklayer
         Selby      Rev. Wm.       Unitarian minister
         Shimmon    Robt.          blacksmith
         Smart      Wm.            wheelgt.
         Sparke     Rev. E., M.A.  incumbent
         Walker     Wm.            owner
         Wicks      Robt.          shopkeeper
 

See also the Hapton parish page.

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April 2001