GENUKI: Norfolk: Hevingham, Norfolk

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

HEVINGHAM is a considerable village and parish, three miles S. of Aylsham, and nine miles N. by W. of Norwich, having 893 inhabitants, and 2855 acres of land, belonging mostly to Robert Marsham, and Wm. Repton, Esqrs., the former of whom is lord of the manor of Hevingham and Cats-cum-Cricketots, and the latter is lord of Hevingham-with-the-members-of-Marsham, which was anciently held by the Bishops of Norwich; one of whom, Walter de Suffield, built a palace or country seat here, in 1250, and had license for free-warren in all his demesnes.

The Church (St. Botolph,) has a nave, chancel, tower, south transept, and a handsome porch. It has inscriptions to the families of Hobart, Thetford, Deynes, Leigh, Scambler, &c., and a curious sexagon font, with mutilated figures under florid Gothic arches.

The rectory, valued in the King's Book at £10. 16s., has 39 acres of glebe, and a neat residence; and the tithes were commuted in 1841, for £550 per annum. The Rev. W.J. Carver is patron, and the Rev. E.R. Beevor incumbent.

The Wesleyans have a small chapel, erected in 1832.

The Free School, for ten poor children, with the master's house, was built by John Hall, who endowed it in 1726, with 5A. 3R. 2P. of land, (now worth about £8 a year), and the interest of £50, now vested in £73. 15s. 4d. three per cent. Consols.

The Poor's Land, purchased with £100 left by Thos. Bulwer, in 1693, comprises seven acres in Aylsham, let for £8 a year. In 1806, some timber was cut on this land, and the produce was laid out in the purchase of £54. 14s. 3d. three per cent. Consols. The Poor's Allotment, 159A. 18P., awarded at the enclosure, in 1801, is used for the purpose of cutting fuel thereon. The poor have an annuity of 10s. 6d., left by an unknown donor, and they have a double cottage, left by Jas. Scambler, but it was sold by the overseers for £50, in 1803.

         Abbs      Wm.            baker and shopkeeper
         Beevor    Rev Edw. Rigby Rectory
         Crane     Wm.            blacksmith
         Fox       Jerh.          blksmith
         Fox       John           wheelgt.
         Fox       Wm.            pork butcher
         Hardiman  Robert         butcher
         Hill      John           shopkeeper
         Knights   Jonathan       corn miller
         Marsham   Chas. W. Esq.  Ripon Hall
         Mitchell  E.             wheelwright
         Pye       Jeremiah       vict. Fox
         Smith     Sarah          vict. Marsham Arms
         Sparkes   James          blacksmith
         Willimott Wm.            beerhouse
         Woolsey   Henry          schoolmaster
 
            Shoemakers.
 
         Dack      John
         Gray      Dennis
         Newton    Edwd.          Post office
 
            FARMERS.
 
         Bond      Benjamin
         Bowman    Benj.
         Bowman    Robert
         Brooks    Benjamin
         Burton    Benjamin
         Case      Hy. Thos.
         Case      Wm.
         Cubitt    John
         Fish      Jeremiah
         Green     John
         Ives      Thomas
         Medler    Charles
         Pratt     Wm.
         Sutton    Richard

POST-OFFICE at E. Newton's, Mail to Cromer, 8½ mng., & to Norwich, 5 evening.

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