Norfolk: Themelthorpe

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

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THEMELTHORPE, a small scattered village, on an eminence, 3 miles W.N.W. of Reepham, has in its parish 94 souls, and 625A. 3R. 23P. of land, mostly belonging to S. Leeds, Esq., Sir R.P. Jodrell, and Lord Hastings. The latter is lord of the manor, (fine certain,) and patron of the Church (St. Andrew,) which is a rectory, valued in the King's Book at £4. 2s. 8d., and consolidated with that of Bintree, in the incumbency of the Rev. Augustus Dashwood. The glebe here is 19A. 1R., and the tithes of this parish were commuted, in 1841, for £135 per annum. (See Bintree, page 346.)

Themelthorpe Common was enclosed in 1811, and is mostly in Foulsham parish.

Directory:-

         Burton  Jph.            vict. Fox and Hounds
 
            farmers
 
         Ames    Wm.
         Craske  Thomas
         Jarvis  John
         Riches  Joseph
         Riches  Francis
         Wagg    Robert
         Yarham  Benj. and Robert
 

See also the Themelthorpe parish page.

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