Norfolk: Tacolneston

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

TACOLNESTON, commonly called Tacleston, is 5 miles N.E. of New Buckenham, and 10 miles S.W. by S. of Norwich, and has in its parish 518 souls, and 1396 acres of land, belonging to many owners, the largest of whom are Sir J. B. Boileau, lord of the manor and owner of the hall, now a farm house; and J. T. G. Browne, Esq., lord of Williams and Earls manors.

The Church (All Saints,) has a square tower and five bells, and was rebuilt about 1500. The rectory, valued in the King's Book at £12 has a yearly rent of £545, awarded in 1845 in lieu of tithes. The Rev. William Cobbold is incumbent, and Mrs. Warren, who has a neat residence here, is the patroness.

The Fuel Allotment, 10A., awarded at the enclosure, in 1779, is let for £15. The oldest poor widows of the parish, have £5. 4s. yearly, left by Edmund Knipe, in 1781, out of a farm at Shipmeadow.

Directory:-

         Bird             John             grocer
         Cobbold          Rev. Wm.         Rectory
         Colman           Wm.              shoemaker
         Hales            William          grocer
         Head             William          shoemaker
         Holmes           Robert           relieving officer
         Pearson          George           tailor
         Stebbings        Francis          blacksmith
         Turner           George           shopkeeper and beer seller
         Warren           Mrs. Catherine
 
             farmers.
 
         Bassingthwaighte John
         Blomfield        Wm.
         Howes            Thomas           (Hall)
         Knights          Robert
         Newman           James and John
         Phillipo         Elisha
 

See also the Tacolneston parish page.

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