Norfolk: Burgh next Aylsham

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

[Transcription copyright © Richard Johns]

BURGH, or Burgh-next-Aylsham, is a village and parish, on the east side of the Bure, 2 miles S.E. of Aylsham, and contains 314 souls, and 789 acres of land, mostly belonging to J.H. Holley, Esq., the lord of the manor, who resides at Burgh Hall, a neat mansion, with a fine lawn, and is patron of the Church, (St. Mary,) which is a rectory, valued in the King's Book at £7. 17. 1d., and now enjoyed by the Rev. Edward Holley, B.A. The glebe is 12A., and the tithes have been commuted for £255 per annum.

From its name, and many coins, urns, &c., found here, Burgh is supposed to have been a Roman station.

Mrs. Holley supports a National School.

Directory:

         Holley  Jas. Hunt, Esq.  Hall
 
         Browne  Robert           miller
         Goodson Robert           shoemaker
         Hudson  Jane             schoolmistress
         Medley  Robert           shoemaker and shopkeeper
         Postle  Henry            wheelwright
         Postle  Robt.            shopkeeper
         Postle  Robert, jun.     vict., Fighting Cocks
         Thorne  Robert           farmer
         Wright  Chas.            blacksmith and beer seller
 

See also the Burgh next Aylsham parish page.

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February 1999