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William White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk 1883
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SOUTHERY is a considerable village, on the London road, 7 miles S. of Downham, on a gentle eminence, surrounded by fens and marshes. It is in Downham union and county court district, Lynn bankruptcy district, Southery polling district of West Norfolk, Clackclose hundred and petty sessional division, Fincham rural deanery, and Norfolk archdeaconry. It had 1176 inhabitants in 1881, living on 3593A. 1R. 26P. of land, and has a rateable value of £5480 5s.
Its parish is watered by the Great Ouse river, over which there is a ferry, about a mile south-west of the church, and extends to the confluence of the Great and Little Ouse, 2½ miles S.W. of the church. Near the ferry a steam engine of 60 horse-power was erected in 1842, for improving the drainage of the fens. Three new boilers and new water-wheel were added in 1881, at a cost of £2000. In November 1852, the embankment of the river Ouse gave way, and about 7000 acres of land in the district were inundated to a depth of 6 or 7 feet, nearly 300 sheep were drowned, and the claims for losses amounted to £2100.
Captain C.A. Taylor is lord of the manor, but the soil belongs to several proprietors.
The CHURCH (St. Mary) is a neat structure in the Early English style, and was built in 1858 at a cost of £1710, in lieu of the old church, which is still standing at a short distance. The building is of Car stone, with Caen stone dressings and buttresses, and consists of nave, south aisle, chancel, vestry and tower. The latter contains one bell, and is surmounted by a spire covered with slate. The interior is furnished with open sittings of varnished deal, and a pulpit and reading-desk of carved oak. The altar-cloth is of crimson velvet, beautifully worked by a lady in the neighbourhood, and the floor is of Staffordshire tiles.
The rectory, valued in the King's Book at £7 10s., and now at £800, is in the patronage of the Rev. Edmund Hall, and incumbency of the Rev. Archibald Æneas Julius, M.A., who has a good residence and 110 acres of glebe. The tithes were commuted for £588 10s. per annum.
The WESLEYAN CHAPEL, with school-room behind, was erected in 1882, at a cost of £1700, and its pitch-pine seats will hold 400 persons. The PRIMITIVE METHODIST Chapel, at Brandon Creek, was erected in 1875 at a cost of £300, and contains 120 sittings. In the village is also a small Baptist chapel.
The National School, built in 1844, is now occupied by the SOUTHERY INSTITUTE AND LIBRARY, which was formed in 1877, and has a news-room and well-supplied library of 300 volumes. In 1874 a SCHOOL BOARD was formed for this parish, and a handsome school, with master's house adjoining, was erected in 1876 at a cost of £2000. The present members are the Rev. A.E. Julius, M.A. (chairman), Messrs. John Wootton, Thomas Porter, T. Russell, G.E. Daintree, and J. Boggers. Mr. Harry Wayman is clerk. The school is attended by 200 boys and girls, and 65 infants.
POST, MONEY ORDER, TELEGRAPH OFFICE, and SAVINGS BANK, at Mrs. Mary Ann Porter's. Letters arrive at 8 A.M., and are despatched at 5.30 p.m., viâ Downham.
Ash George farm bailiff
Attlesey George Henry grocer, draper and saddler
Attlesey John blacksmith
Barton John Albert grocer, tailor, draper and newsagent
Bell Job porter, farmer & landowner, Little London
Bell Noah farmer
Bell Mrs Sarah shopkeeper
Benson Elmer carrier
Brown Thomas butcher and baker
Brown Thomas shopkeeper
Brown William carpenter and wheelwright, Ferry bank
Buckenham George beerhouse
Butcher John farmer
Butcher Thomas farm bailiff
Daintree George Ekins farmer and valuer, Manor house
Elmer William farm bailiff
Flack Joseph poultry dlr. Lit. London
Flack Mays pig and poultry dealer, Ferry bank
Gallaway Wm. carpenter, Lit. London
Galley Thomas engineer
Gillbey George shopkeeper & hawker, Ferry bank
Green William farmer
Hall James farm bailiff
Harris Mrs Martha frmr. & landowner
Hartley George victualler, Ferry House, ferryman
and bootmaker
Holman Thomas poultry dealer
Howlett Uriah farmer
Hudson Samuel farm bailiff
Julius Rev. Archibald
Æneas, M.A. rector
Lack William farmer and coal dealer, Ferry bank
Mitchell Mrs Mary frmr. & shopkpr
Norton James butcher
Osler George butcher and baker
Osler George grocer, draper & farmer
Osler James blacksmith & victualler,
Blacksmith's Arms, Little London
Osler James, jun. farmer, Little London
Osler Joseph plumber, glazier, painter, paperhanger
and farmer
Osler Thomas cattle dealer
Osler Thomas farmer
Osler William farmer and landowner, Little London
Plaice John bootmaker
Plaice William bootmaker
Porter Mr Aaron Little London
Porter Benjamin grocer
Porter Christopher farmer & landowner, Ferry bank
Porter David (D. & Son), & farmer & landowner
Porter David & Son builders and contractors
Porter George farmer & landowner, White bridge
Porter Gregory (David & Son), and surveyor and valuer
Porter John farmer and landowner, Little London
Porter John vict. Old White Bell
Porter John farmer and landowner, White bridge
Porter John Benn bootmaker
Porter Joseph beerhs. Little London
Porter Mrs Mary grocer, baker, draper, and postmistress
Porter Richard beerhouse
Porter Mr Robert
Porter Robert farmer and landowner, White bridge
Porter Mrs Sarah shopkeeper
Porter Thomas farmer & landowner
Porter Thomas Brewer carrier
Porter William beerhouse
Porter Wm. bootmaker, Little London
Porter William Elmer farmer and landowner, Ferry bank
Proctor William farmer and landowner, Little London
Reeve Thomas corn miller
Register Larman Richard victualler, Crown and Anchor, and
clock and watch cleaner
Register Robert farmer and landowner, Little London
Rowell George shpkpr. Little London
Russell Daniel farmer and landowner, Brook house
Sayle John farmer and landowner
Sellers Ephraim farm bailiff
Simpson Francis butcher
Smith John farmer
Sutton George bootmkr. Lit. London
Taylor Captain C.
Arthur, J.P. Northfield house
Teasel John Board schoolmaster
Teasel Mrs Mary Balfour Board schoolmistress
Walker Wm. farmer and landowner
Ward Abraham hawker and public crier, Ferry bank
Ward Mr William
Woods John beerhouse
Wootton John farmer, Hill house
CARRIERS - Elmer Benson to Ely, Mon. & Thurs. & Downham Fri.; and Thos. B. Porter to Ely Mon. & Thurs., & Downham Fri.
See also the Southery parish page.
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