Norfolk: Horningtoft

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

HORNINGTOFT, a parish of scattered houses, 5 miles S. by E. of Fakenham, has 290 inhabitants, and 1,386A. 1R. 34P. of land, including 200A. of wood. Mrs Anne Talbot is lady of the manor, but part of the soil belongs to other proprietors.

The Church (St. Edmund,) was much injured by the fall of the steeple, in 1796; but was thoroughly repaired in the following year. The rectory, valued in the King's Book at £6. 17s. 8d., and in 1840, at £335, is consolidated with that of Whissonsett, in the gift of F.R. Reynolds, and incumbency of the Rev. E.C. Kemp. The glebe is 27A., and the parish land, 2A., on which are two cottages.

Directory

         Hannent   Jno.       blacksmith
         Peace     Thos.      beer seller
         Raven     Philip     vict., Hurdle
         Winearls  Mrs. Emily
 
            farmers.
 
         Applegate Thos.
         Drew      Stephen
         Futter    Geo.       (to Mr. Elgar)
         Meck      Wm.
         Reeve     John
         Soley     Samuel
         Vincent   Thos.
         Vincent   Samuel
         Wormer    Benjamin
 

See also the Horningtoft parish page.

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