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William White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk 1883
STANFIELD, on the Fakenham road, 5½ miles N.W. by N. of East Dereham, is in Mitford and Launditch union, East Dereham county court district, Norwich bankruptcy district, Launditch hundred and petty sessional division, Litcham polling district of West Norfolk, Brisley rural deanery, and Norwich archdeaconry. It had 178 inhabitants in 1881, living on 923 acres, and has a rateable value of £1189 10s. William Collison, Esq., John William Davy, Esq., and a few smaller owners, are the principal landowners; but the trustees of the late J.D.H. Hill, Esq., are lords of the manor.
The CHURCH (St. Margaret) consists of nave, chancel, south porch, and square tower with four bells. The interior is fitted with open seats of oak, with carved poppy heads; and contains an ancient screen. A new window was erected in the chancel by the rector, E.L. Davies, M.A., by dilapidation money and a small contribution by himself.
The discharged rectory, valued in the King's Book at £6 12s. 4d., is in the patronage and incumbency of the Rev. Evan Lewis Davies, M.A., who has 20 acres of glebe, a commuted tithe rent-charge of £264, and a good residence, built in 1827, and enlarged in 1841.
This parish was amalgamated with Mileham for educational purposes, and the School Board is at Mileham.
The Fuel Allotment, awarded about 1819, is 8 acres, on which the poor cut turf and let the herbage for £15.
LETTERS through Swaffham via Litcham. Letter Box cleared at 5.5 p.m. daily, Sundays 10:25 a.m. Whissonsett is the nearest Money Order Office, and Litcham is the nearest Telegraph Office.
Buck Martin farmer Burton William farmer Davies Rev. Evan patron rector of Stanfield, Lewis, M.A. The Rectory Daws Charles vict. Maid's Head, and thrashing machine ownr (D. & Son) Dickson Wm. & Chas. farmers Gapp Stephen farmer, Manor farm Hubbard Jas. farmer, Hill farm Kemp - miller, Tuthill Mill Marshall John farmer Middleton William farmer Milk - farmer, Dandy farm Nicholson Wm. farmer; h Brisley Pegg Mrs Maria shopkeeper Purdy Geo. parish clerk & farmer Rix Wm. Geo. farmer, Sedgford hs Skaife F. farmer
See also the Stanfield parish page.
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