GENUKI: Norfolk: Hindringham, Norfolk

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

HINDRINGHAM, a parish and large scattered village, 3 miles E. of Walsingham, has 721 inhabitants, and 3,314 acres of land, belonging to a number of proprietors; among whom are Robert W. Orris, Esq., Sir Charles Chad, R. England, Esq., and the Dean and Chapter of Norwich. The latter are lords of the manor, appropriators of the great tithes, and owners of Hindringham Hall, a large moated mansion, now held on lease by Robert W. Orris, Esq. Godfrey's Hall, another ancient mansion, is the seat of George Waters, Esq.

The CHURCH (St. Martin,) has a lofty tower with five bells. The vicarage, valued in the King's Book at £9, and in 1831, at £138, was augmented in 1762, with £200 of Queen Anne's bounty, and £200 given by the Dean and Chapter, (the patrons) and laid out in 24A. of land at Walpole St. Peter, in addition to which, the vicar has 2A. of glebe, and the tithes of 40 acres. The Rev. Edward James, M.A., of Holt, is the incumbent, and John Orris, Esq., of London, is lessee of the rectorial tithes.

In 1678, Christopher Ringer left 3A. 29P. of land, now let for £7 7s., which is distributed in blanket cloth. For distributions of bread among the poor, Gregory Smith gave 20A. 2R. 26P. of land at Great Snoring, now let for £23 per annum. The Fuel Allotment, 24A. 2R. 15P., awarded at the enclosure in 1815, is let for about £30, which is distributed in coals. The poor parishioners have also the following yearly rent charges, viz., 13s. 4d. left by Thomas May, and 12s. by Samuel May, 1681. The Bell Rope Land, 4A. 6P. is let for £10 10s., which is carried to the churchwardens' account.

         Chastney  Richard           beer seller
         Chastney  Thomas            bricklayer
         Clark     John              miller and baker
         Daplyn    Robert            vict., Duke's Head
         Fowle     John              victualler, Red Lion
         Francis   William           wheelwright and parish clerk
         Looes     William           brewer and beer seller
         Orris     Robert, W., Esq.  Hall
         Sands     Mr. Hercules             [see note below]
         Sands     Wm.               tailor [see note below]
         Scott     William           shoemaker
         Stribling Thomas            shoemaker and victualler, Falgate
         Wall      Robert            miller
         Waters    George, Esq.      Godfrey's Hall
         Youngs    Francis           shoemaker
 
            Blacksmiths.                Grocers, &c.
 
         Arnold    Lake              Daplyn    Thomas, (and miller)
         Bell      William           Dent      Elizabeth
         Boswell   William           Mackley   Susan
                                     Oughton   Robert, (& shoemaker)
 
                              FARMERS.
 
         Adcock    James             Lake      John
         Baker     George            Lee       George
         Bowman    Nicholas          Long      James
         Buck      James             Mason     William
         Curtis    M.R.W.            Osbiston  Samuel
         Cooke     Jas.,             Southgate Benj.
                     Field-house     Wilson   Anthony
         Daplyn    Mary              Winn      Timothy
         Flood     William           Wrench    Peter
         Griffin   Robert J.

Note: in the original this is
Sands Mr. Hercules || Wm., tailor
and William Francis is described as a wheelgright.

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