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Pigot's Directory of Norfolk 1830
HINGHAM AND NEIGHBOURHOOD.
HINGHAM is a small market-town and parish, in the hundred of Forehoe; 98 miles from London, 14 from Norwich, and six from Wymondham. The town, which is situated near the source of the Yare, is neat in appearance, and contains some good houses; but the streets are very irregularly built.
The church is a very fine structure, having a large and lofty tower; it was erected in the reign of Edward III. On the north side of the chancel is a noble canopied monument, richly ornamented, erected to the memory of Thomas, Lord Morley, who died in the reign of Henry VI. The living is a rectory, in the patronage of the Right Hon. Lord Wodehouse; the Hon. and Rev. Wm. Wodehouse is the rector, and the Rev. Richard Matthews the present curate.
Agriculture is the chief occupation of the inhabitants here, and they also derive some trifling advantage from the passage of persons to and from Norwich and Watton, and Attleburgh and East Dereham. There is a good inn here (the White Hart), at which travellers can be well accommodated.
The market is entitled to be holden on Thursday, but it has fallen nearly into disuse; the fairs are, March 6, Tuesday in Whitsun-week, and Oct. 2. Hingham parish contained, in 1821, 1,442 inhabitants.
POST OFFICE, Market place, David Greaves, Post Master. - Letters, from all parts, arrive from ATTLEBURGH by foot post every morning at a quarter-past nine, and are despatched every afternoon at three.
GENTRY AND CLERGY.
Bond Mrs. Margaret
Bringloe Charles gent.
Brown Rev. John Henry
Coleby Rev. Samuel Ellingham
Edwards Rev. John Hardingham
Gilman Miss Fanny
Hicks Mrs. Elizabeth
Hurnard Robert gent.
Lane Rev. Joseph Scouton [sic]
Lanfere Mrs. Margaret
Matthews Rev. Richard Fairstead
Priest Robert gent.
Ridley Mrs. Mary
Roberts Rev. Arthur
Sergison Warder, esq. Hardingham
Wayland John, esq. Woodrising
Whittar Rev. Walter Hardingham
Wodehouse Admiral Philip
Wodehouse the Honourable
& Rev. William Fairstead
ACADEMIES AND SCHOOLS.
Brown Rev. Jno. Henry master, FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Woodrow John & Sophia master and mistress, FREE SCHOOL
(boys' & girls')
Snell Elizabeth (boarding and day)
PROFESSIONAL PERSONS.
Alexander Danl. attorney, & agent to the
Atlas Fire & Life Offices
Fulcher Jno. surgeon
Gilman Saml. H. attorney, & stamp distributer
Press Edward attorney, & coroner
INNS AND PUBLIC HOUSES.
Dutchess John Angel
Layt Robert Cock
Hinchley Samuel Dog
Eakes John Eight Ringers
Newson Samuel White Hart Inn
SHOPKEEPERS & TRADERS.
Adcock Sarah Ann milliner & dress maker
Alexander John grocer, draper, & tallow chandler
Barfoot Henry boot & shoe maker
Bassum Charles veterinary surgeon
Bassum William blacksmith
Bedford Mary milliner & dress mkr
Bedford Wm. watch & clock maker
Beshem William N. parish clerk
Boyton William collector, EXCISE OFFICE, White Hart
inn [see note below]
Brown John tailor
Carr Thomas boot & shoe maker
Clarke Wm. corn miller, Morley
Clements James confectioner
Colds Henry butcher
Cook John dyer
Curtis Wm. boot & shoe maker
Deeks George butcher
Driver Saml. dealer in oil, pitch & tar
Driver Thomas saddler & harness maker, & saddlers'
ironmonger
Elsy Geo. draper, stationer, china &c. dealer,
and licensed to sell silver plate
Elsy William builder & carpenter
Faltham James blacksmith
Fisher William baker
Gilman Ed. Case brewer & maltster
Gosland Samuel butcher
Hammond Wm. boot & shoe maker
Hardy Charles baker
Harvey William boot & shoe makr
Hinchley Saml. chymist, druggist, hair dresser and
seedsman
Howard Chas. Jn. wine & spirit mer
Hubbard John wheelwright
Hurst Robert corn miller
Jickling George collector of taxes
King George boot & shoe maker
King Philip boot & shoe maker
Lane John corn miller
Lee John corn miller, Deepham
Lewis John tailor and draper
Morley James wheelwright
Mortlock Jas. cabinet & chair makr
Newson Sml. auctioneer, appraiser, & dealer in
malt & hops
Ofill Jno. plumber, glazier, & paintr
Pigg Wm. grocer, draper, & china, glass, &
earthenware dealer
Pitts Philip baker and corn miller
Pitts Phineas tailor and draper
Riddlesworth Francis saddler and clothes dealer
Roberts John plumber, glazier, & painter
Roberts William grocer & draper
Smith James & Son corn millers, HARDINGHAM MILL
Springall Wm. smith & bell-hanger
Stribbling Thos. boot & shoe mkr.
Thurston Jeremiah cooper
Thurston Thos. carpenter, builder, and ironmonger
Tingay Thomas seed merchant
Trundle Joseph butcher
Vince Thomas wheelwright
Waller George tailor
Waller Wm. grocer, draper, & tailor
VANS.
To LONDON, Marsh, Swan & Co. (from Norwich) every Monday, Wednesday and Friday night at eleven; goes thro' Mildenhall, Newmarket & Cambridge.
To NORWICH, Marsh, Swan & Co. (from London) every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday afternoon at two.
CARRIERS.
All call at the White Hart.
To ATTLEBOROUGH, Thomas Newman (from Dereham) every Friday evening at six.
To DEREHAM, Thomas Newman (from Attleborough) every Friday morn at 8.
To NORWICH, Robert Bailey and Jeremiah Hardy (from Watton) every Tuesday, and (from Wymondham) every Friday evening at seven - Samuel Adcock, every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday morning - & Robert Pitts, from his house, Market place, every Monday and Tuesday morning; all go through Barford.
To WATTON, Robert Bailey & Jeremiah Hardy (from Norwich) every Wednesday, and from Wymondham, every Saturday evening at seven; both go thro' Barford - and Robert Pitts, from his house, Market place, every Wednesday and Friday morning; thro' Little Ellingham, Rockland, Carson [sic] & Gristow [sic].
Note: in the original this is:
EXCISE OFFICE, White Hart inn - William Boyton, collector
See also the Hingham parish page.
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