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William White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk 1845
PLUMSTEAD, 4 miles S.E. of Holt, has in its parish 190 souls, and 1273A. of land. J.T. Mott, Esq., owns most of the soil, and is lord of the manor.The Church (St. Michael,) is a discharged rectory, valued in the King's Book at £5. 3s. 4d., and having 11A. 2R. of glebe, and a yearly rent of £185, awarded in 1839 in lieu of tithes. The Queen, as Duchess of Lancaster, is patroness, and the Rev. Arthur Langton, of Hempstead-with-Eccles, is the incumbent.
Directory:-
Bussey Mary shopkeeper [see note below] Elsden Mary shopkeeper [see note below] Goodwin Wm. blacksmith Harmer Chpr. bricklayer Overton John miller Pull Wm. shoemaker Rowland James vict., Cherry Tree Scarff Jas. pump maker farmers Brett Wm. (cow leech) Broughton Danl. Green John (Church farm) Greenacre Wm.
Note: in the original this is:
Mary Bussey and Mary Elsden, shopkeepers
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June 2004