Norfolk: Weasenham St Peter

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

WEASENHAM ST. PETER, or Lower Weasenham, is a small village and parish, 7 miles S.W. by S. of Fakenham, containing 310 souls and 1397 acres of land, nearly all the property of the Earl of Leicester, who is lord of the manor and lessee of the rectory.

The Church is a neat structure, with a low tower, and is a vicarage, consolidated with that of Weasenham All Saints. The joint livings have been augmented with £600 of Queen Anne's Bounty since 1760. Here are 15A. of glebe. The tithes were commuted in 1839.

The Fuel Allotment is noticed with All Saints parish. The Town Estate comprises two tenements, let for £5. 5s., and 2A. 2R. 15P. of land, let for £7. For a weekly distribution of bread, the poor have an annuity of 53s. out of Nicholls' Close, left by Chas. Wilson, in 1729.

In the reign of Edward III., Sir John de Wesenham was the king's butler, and being a rich merchant of London, had the king's crown in pawn for money advanced for the wars in France.

         Campbell  Rev Charles  vicar
         Carr      John         brewer, Post-office
         Dye       Henry        wheelwgt. & blacksmith
         Hendry    Thomas       butcher
         Kendle    James        farmer
         Overman   Henry        farmer
         Penteny   Wm.          vict. Fox & Hounds
         West      Rt.          grocer, draper, & [ironmgr]
         Yorke     Rev Thos.    curate of Rougham
 

MAIL GIG from Swaffham to Fakenham, daily.

CARRIERS from Lynn, Norfolk, &c., call at the Fox and Hounds

See also the Weasenham St Peter parish page.

These pages are for personal use only. They may not be copied, and the links within them may not be harvested for use on your own web pages. Please see the Copyright Notice.

Copyright © Pat Newby.
September 2004