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Directories
Listed below are the entries for Hempstead in the main trade directories spanning around 100 years. Some interesting comparisons can be made and it can be seen how families and trades change and evolve. |
When reading the entries below, one factor that has been perpetuated by all the directories should be taken into account - . . . other people's mistakes inevitably get perpetuated. The editor of Whites 1845 Directory intended to say that H and R H Gurney were Lords of the Manor of Hempstead Nether-Hall and Hempstead Lose-Hall. Unfortunately the printer seems to have interposed a comma so the entry reads ''Lords of the Manor of Hempstead, Nether-Hall, and Lose Hal1.'' Ever since then it has been assumed (quite wrongly) that Hempstead had three manors. Extraordinary efforts have been made to identify the third one ("Hempstead'') by putting it in the Pond Hills woods towards Edgefield connected to Hempstead Hall by a tunnel. Hempstead, A Norfolk Village - Robin Carver, 2000 |
HEMPSTEAD, 2 miles S. E. of Holt, is a village and parish, in a hilly district, above the vale of the Glaven containing 286 inhabitants, and about 1500 acres, of which 100 are woods and plantations, mostly belonging to Lady Suffield, of Blickling, and H. and R. H. Gurney, Esqrs.; the two latter are lords of the manors of Hempstead, Nether-Hall, and Lose-Hall. The CHURCH has a brick tower, built in 1744, and is a vicarage, valued in K. B. at £9. 6s. 8d., and augmented with £200 of Queen Anne's bounty, in 1792, laid out in land at Bodham, let for £28 per annum. Here is 15½A. of old glebe. The Rev. J. W. Methwold is incumbent, and the Dean and Chapter of Norwich are patrons and appropriators ; but Lady Suffield is lessee of the tithes. In the vale of the Glaven is a large wild fowl decoy, belonging to Mr. Gurney. |
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| Daglass, John - blacksmith Elsden, Benjamin - grocer & draper Fowl, Edmund - carrier to Norwich, Friday, 8 morning Ling, Benjamin - assistant overseer Miller, Charles - gentleman Money, George - shoemaker Pegg, James, victualler, Hare & Hounds Skelton, Richard, gamekeeper Skillings, Richard, joiner Wright, Thomas - victualler, White_Horse |
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| Bell, John Bird, William Bond, Jeremiah Edwards, John Garwood, George Ling, Martha Ramm, Robert Rump, William (Church Farm) |
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| White's 1836 | |
HEMPSTEAD, 2 miles S. E. of Holt, has in its parish 296 souls and 1756A. 2R. 8P. of land, including about 100A. of woods and plantations. H. and R. H. Gurney Esqrs., are lords of the manors of Hempstead, Netherhall, and Losehall ; but a great part of the soil belongs to Lady Suffield, J. T. Mott and Wm. Bircham Esqrs., and a few smaller owners. The Church (All Saints) has a brick tower, built in 1744. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in K. B. at £9. 6s. 8d., and augmented, in 1792, with £200 of Q. A. B., laid out in land at Bodham, let for £28 a year. Here is 16A. of old glebe. The Rev. J. W. Methwold, A.M., of Wighton, is the incumbent, and the Dean and Chapter of Norwich are patrons and appropriators of the great tithes, leased to Lady Suffield, and commuted, in 1839, for £270, and the vicarial tithes for £140 per annum. The Rev. S. C. Leake, of Holt, is the curate. The poor receive clothing yearly from H. and R. H. Gurney Esqrs. Directory:- |
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| Henry Curson - vict., Hare and Hounds John Daglass - blacksmith Rev. Arthur Langton M.A. - rector of Matlaske, &c. Charles Miller - gent. George Money - shoemaker John Pointer - gamekeeper Thos. Wright - vict., White Horse Thomas Pell - carrier to Norwich, Friday |
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| William Bird (Hole House) Jeremiah Bond Mrs. Frances Garwood Benj. Ling (Hall) Robert Ramm John Richmond Wm. Elsden Rump (Church Farm) |
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| White's 1845 | |
HEMPSTEAD a parish in Holt Hundred and Erpingham Union, West Norfolk, is situated about 2 miles south-east from Holt. The living is a discharged vicarage, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Norwich, who are appropriators of the great tithes, but Lady Suffield is the lessee. The Rev. J. W. Methwold, M.A., of Wighton, is the vicar. The church of All Saints is a plain building, with a brick tower. The parish comprises of about 1757 acres and 338 inhabitants. The chief owners of the soil are H. and R. H. Gurney Esqrs., who are lords of the manors of Hempstead, Netherhall, and Losehall ; but the chief part of the land belongs to the Marquis of Lothian, J. T. Mott and William Bircham Esqrs. |
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| Langton, Rev. Arthur M.A. Bird, William - farmer Bishop, Richard - farmer Bond, Jeremiah - farmer Cursin, Thomas - Hare & Hounds Dagless, John - blacksmith |
Garwood, Frances (Mrs) - farmer Ling, Benjamin - farmer (Hall Farm) Money, George - White Horse Pearce, John - farmer Rump, William. E. - farmer (Church Farm) Letters received through Holt |
| Kelly's 1854 | |
HEMPSTEAD parish, 2 miles S. E. from Holt, comprises 330 inhabitants, 65 houses, and 1756a. 2r. 8p. of land, including about 100 acres of woods and plantations. H. and R. H. Gurney Esqrs., are lords of the manors of Hempstead, Netherhall, and Losehall ; but the chief part of the soil belongs to the Marquis of Lothian, J. T. Mott Esq., and a few smaller owners. The CHURCH, dedicated to All Saints, has a brick tower, built in 1744. The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the King's book at £9. 6s. 8d., augmented with £200 Queen Anne's Bounty, laid out in land at Bodham, and let for £28 a year. There are 16a. of old glebe. The Rev. J. W. Methwold, A.M., of Wighton, is the incumbent, and the Dean and Chapter of Norwich are patrons and appropriators of the great tithes, now leased to the Marquis of Lothian, and commuted in 1839, for £270, and the vicarial tithes for £140 per annum. There is a clothing club in the parish, supported by Messrs. Gurney and others. Directory:- |
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| William Brightman - warrener J. Cooke - gamekeeper Thomas Curson - vict. and wheelwright, Hare & Hounds Rev. Arthur Langton M.A. - rector of Matlock, & Plumstead. George Money - vict. and shoemaker, White Horse Robert Turner - blacksmith |
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| William Bird (Hole House) James Bishop Jeremiah Bond Charles Brightman Mrs. Frances Garwood Benj. Ling (Hall) John Pearce William. E. Rump (Church Farm) |
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| White's 1854 | |
HEMPSTEAD is a parish and village in Holt hundred and Erpingham union, West Norfolk, distant two miles S. E. from Holt. The living living is a discharged vicarage ; The Rev. J. W. Methwold, M.A., of Wighton, is the vicar. The church (All Saints), is a plain edifice, with a square tower and one bell. The parish contains about 1,757 acres, and 206 inhabitants. The chief owner of the soil is Hudson Gurney, Esq., who is lord of the manors of Hempstead, Netherhall, and Losehall ; the Marquis of Lothian, J. T. Mott, and Hugh Rump, Esqrs., are also landed proprietors. POSTAL REGULATIONS. - Letters through Holt. Post town, Thetford. |
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| Bird, William - farmer Bond, Robert - farmer Brighten, Charles - farmer Cursin, Thomas - Hare & Hounds Field, Ellis - farmer. Fowle, Edmund - shoemaker Garwood, Mrs. Francis - farmer |
Gravelling, Alfred - blacksmith and shoemaker Ling, Anne - farmer, The Hall Money, Charles - parish clerk Money, Mrs. Elizabeth - White Horse Mrs. Frances Garwood Pearce, John - farmer Rump, William. Eldon - farmer, Church Farm |
| Harrod's 1863 | |
HEMPSTEAD, 2 miles S. E. of Holt, has in its parish 280 inhabitants, and 1756 acres of land, including 100A. of woods and plantations. Hudson Gurney Esq., is lords of the manors of Hempstead, Netherhall, and Losehall, and owner of a great part of the soil ; but the Marquis of Lothian, J. T. Mott, Hugh Rump and Wm. Bircham Esqrs., and some others, have estates here. The CHURCH, (All Saints) is a small fabric, comprising only a nave, a south porch, and a low brick tower, built in 1744. The discharged vicarage, valued in the K. B. at £9. 6s. 8d., was augmented in 1792 with £200 of Q. A. B., laid out in land at Bodham, let for £28 a year. Here are 16A. of old glebe. The Rev. J. W. Methwold, M. A., of Wighton, is incumbent ; and the Dean and Chapter of Norwich are patrons and also appropriators of the great tithes, which are leased to the Marquis of Lothian, and were commuted for £289. 11s. 11d. in 1839, when the vicarial tithes were commuted for £150 per year. The Rev. John Custance Leak, of Plumstead, is the curate. Here is an infants' School, supported by the lord of the manor. The chief residents are - |
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| Thos. Curson - victualler, Hare & Hounds Saml. Fowell - gamekeeper Alfred Graveling - blacksmith and shoemaker Jno. Neal - beerhouse Sarah Neal - school Chas. Money - parish clerk |
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| William Bird (Hole House) Robt. Bond Charles Brighten Ellis Newstead Field Frances Garwood Ann Ling (Hall) Jno. Pearce Wm. Elden Rump |
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| White's 1864 | |
HEMPSTEAD-by-Holt is a parish about 2 miles south-east from Holt and 11 south-west from Cromer, in the Northern division of the county, Holt hundred and county court district, Erpingham Union, rural deanery of Holt and archdeaconary and diocese of Norwich. The church of All Saints is a plain building, and consists of nave, with a square brick tower containing 1 bell, and porch ; the stained east window of two lights was erected by the vicar as a memorial in 1876. The register dates from the year 1558. The living is a discharged vicarage, yearly value £200, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Norwich, who are impropriators of the great tithes, and held by the Rev. Charles Louis Rudd M.A. of Pembroke College, Oxford. A vicarage house of red brick was erected by public subscription on the glebe in the year 1876. John Henry Gurney esq. is lord of the manors of Hempstead, Netherhall, and Losehall, and the Marquis of Lothian, J. T. Mott and Hugh Rump esqrs. are chief landowners. The soil is light ; subsoil, gravel. The chief crops are wheat, turnips, barley and grass. The area is 1,756 acres ; rateable value, £2,076 ; and the population in 1871 was 249. |
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Post Office, - John Neal, receiver. Letters through Dereham by messenger from Holt arrive at 7.45 a.m.; dispatched at 4.20 p.m. No mail on sundays. The nearest money order & telegraph office is at Holt. |
An infant school of red brick capable of holding 90 children was erected in 1877, & is supported by a voluntary rate ; Miss Overed, mistress Rudd, Rev. Charles Louis M.A. [vicar] |
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| Beckett, Joseph - farmer Bird, William - farmer & owner Bond, Robert - farmer & owner Curson, Emma (Mrs.) - Hare & Hounds Fowle, Samuel - farmer & gamekeeper Harrison, Noah - smith |
Hendry, Thomas - farmer Ling, Edmund - farmer, valuer & estate agent (The Hall) Mack, Richard - farmer (The Hole farm) Neal, John - White Horse, & shopkeeper Rump, Catherine (Mrs.) - farmer (Church Farm) |
| Kelly's 1879 | |
HEMPSTEAD, 2 miles S.E. of Holt, is a parish in Erpingham union, Holt hundred, petty sessional division, and county court district, Norwich bankruptcy district, Holt polling district of North Norfolk, Holt rural deanery, and Norwich archdeanery. It had 248 inhabitants in 1881, and comprises 1756 acres of land, including 100 acres of woods and plantations. The rateable value is £2076. John Henry Gurney, Esq., is lord of the manors of Hempstead, Netherhall, and Losehall, and owner of a great part of the soil ; but the the Marquis of Lothian, J. T. Mott and Hugh Rump Esqrs., and some others, have estates here. The CHURCH (All Saints) is a small fabric, comprising only a nave, a south porch, and a low brick tower, built in 1744. The discharged vicarage, valued in K.B. at £9. 6s. 8d., was augmented in 1792 with £200 of Q.A.B., laid out in land at Bodham, let for £28 per year. Here are 16 acres of old glebe. The Rev. Charles Louis Rudd M.A., is incumbent ; and the Dean and Chapter of Norwich are patrons and also appropriators of the great tithes, which are leased to the Marquis of Lothian, and were commuted for £289 11s. 11d. in 1839, when the vicarial tithes were commuted for £150 per year. The annual value of the living has been augmented by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to £200. A vicarage house was built by public subscription in 1876. Here is an INFANTS'_SCHOOL, erected by public subscription in 1877, and supported by a voluntary rate. Post from Dereham |
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| Barnard, Charles - farmer Beckett, Joseph - farmer Bond, Robert - farmer and overseer Hendry, Thomas - farmer Harrison, Noah - blacksmith Ling, Edmund - farmer, landagent, valuer & surveyor (The Hall) Mack, Richard - farmer and surveyor, and at Baconsthorpe |
Neal, John - farmer, overseer, and vict. White Horse Inn Rump, William. E. - farmer (Church Farm) Riseborough, Thomas - farmer Rudd, Rev. Charles Louis, M.A. - vicar, The Vicarage, Rump, Mrs. C. - farmer (Church farm) Stanley, MIss - schoolmistress Wright, John - parish clerk |
| White's 1883 | |
HEMPSTEAD, 2 miles S.E. of Holt, is a parish in Erpingham union, Holt hundred, petty sessional division, and county court district, Norwich bankruptcy district, Holt rural deanery, and Norwich archdeanery. It had 264 inhabitants in 1881, and comprises 1756 acres of land, including 100 acres of woods and plantations. The rateable value is £1,697. John Henry Gurney, Esq., is lord of the manors of Hempstead, Netherhall, and Losehall, and owner of a great part of the soil ; but the the Dowager Marchioness of Lothian, J. T. Mott, Esq., Lady Eade, the Rev. C. L. Rudd, and some others, have estates here. The CHURCH (All Saints) is a small fabric, comprising only a nave, a south porch, and a low brick tower, built in 1744. The discharged vicarage, valued in K.B. at £9. 6s. 8d., was augmented in 1792 with £200 of Q.A.B., laid out in land at Bodham, let for £28 per year. There are 16 acres of old glebe. The registers date from 1707. The Rev. Thomas Webster Whistler M.A., is incumbent, and the Dean and Chapter of Norwich are patrons and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners are appropriators of the great tithes, which were commuted for £289 11s. 11d. in 1839, when the vicarial tithes were commuted for £150 per year. The annual value of the living has since been augmented by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to £200. A vicarage-house was built by public subscription in 1876. There is an INFANTS'_SCHOOL, erected by public subscription in 1877, and supported by a voluntary rate. POST_OFFICE at Mr. John Neal's. Letters arrive at 7.45 a.m., and are despatched at 4.45 p.m., via Holt, which is the nearest Money Order and Telegraph Office. RAILWAY - Holt is the nearest station |
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| Baker, Thomas Charles - ironmonger and blacksmith ; h Holt Barnard, Charles - farmer Barnard, Miss Joannah - Ntl. schlmts Beckett, Joseph - farmer Bond, Robert - farmer Fowler, John - farmer & mole catcher Fowler, Samuel - gamekeeper Hagen, John - farmer (Hole Farm) Hendry, Thomas - farmer (Rump & Hendry) Ling, Alfred - farmer, land agent and valuer (The Hall) |
Neal, John - vict. White Horse Inn Plane, William - gamekeeper (Pond Hills) Quantrill, Mrs Martha - dressmaker Riseborough, Thomas - farmer Rump & Hendry - farmers (Church fm) Rump, Mrs. C. (R. & Hendry) Scarff, Robert - vict. Hare & Hounds Whistler, Rev Thomas Webster, M.A. vicar, The Vicarage Wright, John - parish clerk |
| White's 1890 | |
HEMPSTEAD-by-Holt is a parish about 2 miles south-east from Holt station on the Eastern and Midlands railway, and 11 south-west from Cromer, in the Northern division of the county, Holt hundred, petty sessional division and county court district, Erpingham Union, rural deanery of Holt and archdeaconary and diocese of Norwich. The church of All Saints is a plain building, and consists of nave, south porch, and a western tower of brick containing one bell ; the stained east window is a memorial, and was inserted in 1876 by the Rev. Charles Louis Rudd M.A. vicar 1873-89, who also presented a carved oak reredos and massive brass lecturn ; there are 100 sittings.
The register dates from the year 1558. The living is a discharged vicarage, average tithe rent-charge £106, net yearly value £154, with 23 acres of glebe and residence, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Norwich, who are impropriators of the great tithes, and held since 1889 by the Rev. Thomas Webster Whistler M.A. of St. Peter's College, Cambridge.
The vicarage house was erected on the glebe in 1876. The reading room, formerly used as an infants'_school, is a red brick building erected in 1877. John Henry Gurney esq. J.P. of Keswick Hall, is lord of the manors of Hempstead, Netherhall, and Losehall, and Constance, Marchioness of Lothian, John Stanley Mott esq. of Barningham Hall and Lady Eade of Norwich, are chief landowners. The soil is light ; subsoil, gravel. The chief crops are wheat, turnips, barley and grass. The area is 1,756 acres ; rateable value, £1,665 ; the population in 1891 was 225. |
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POST_OFFICE - John Neal, receiver. Letters from Holt R.S.O. arrive at 7.35 a.m.; dispatched at 4.50 p.m. No mail on sunday. The nearest money order & telegraph office is at Holt. |
The children of this place attend the school in the adjoining parish of Baconsthorpe. |
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| Baker, Charles Thomas - blacksmith; & at Holt; Fakenham & Sherringham - See advertisement Beckett, Joseph - farmer Bond, Robert - farmer & owner Cooper, James - farmer Dixon, Grandison Abel - farmer Fowle, Samuel - farmer & gamekeeper to H.G. Barclay esq. |
Ling, Alfred - farmer & agricultural valuer, Hempstead hall Hagen, John - farmer, The Hole farm Neal, John - White Horse P.H. & shopkeeper, Post office Quantrill, Martha - dressmaker, Reading Room Rump & Hendry - farmers Scarf, Robert - Hare & Hounds P.H. |
| Kelly's 1892 | |
HEMPSTEAD is a parish about 2 miles south-east from Holt station on the Eastern section of the Midland and Great Northern joint railway, and 11 south-west from Cromer, in the Northern division of the county, Holt hundred, petty sessional division and county court district, Erpingham Union, rural deanery of Holt and archdeaconary and diocese of Norwich. The church of All Saints is a plain building, and consists of nave, south porch, and a western tower of brick containing one bell ; the stained east window is a memorial, and was inserted in 1876 by the Rev. Charles Louis Rudd M.A. vicar 1873-89, who also presented a carved oak reredos and massive brass lecturn ; there are 100 sittings. The register dates from the year 1558. The living is a discharged vicarage, average tithe rent-charge £106, net yearly value £154, with 23 acres of glebe and residence, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Norwich, who are impropriators of the great tithes, and held since 1889 by the Rev. Thomas Webster Whistler B.A. of St. Peter's College, Cambridge. The vicarage house was erected on the glebe in 1876. The Weslyan_chapel, built in 1895-6, is of local stone and red brick, and will seat 100 persons. The reading room, formerly used as an infants'_school, is a red brick building erected in 1877. John Henry Gurney esq. J.P. of Keswick Hall, is lord of the manors of Hempstead, Netherhall, and Losehall, and Constance, Marchioness of Lothian, John Stanley Mott esq. of Barningham Hall and Lady Eade of Norwich, are chief landowners. The soil is light ; subsoil, gravel. The chief crops are wheat, turnips, barley and grass. The area is 1,777 acres ; rateable value, £1,446 ; the population in 1891 was 225. |
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POST_OFFICE - Miss Matilda Neal, sub-postmistress. Letters from Holt R.S.O. ; the delivery of letters and parcels commences 7.50 a.m. ; dispatched at 4.45 p.m. No postal business on sundays. Postal orders are issued here but not paid.
The nearest money order offices are at Baconsthorpe, Edgefield Green & Holt. Holt is the nearest telegraph office. |
The children of this place attend the school in the adjoining parish of Baconsthorpe. |
Whistler, Rev. Thomas Webster B.A. Vicarage |
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| Baker, Charles Thomas - blacksmith; & at Holt; Fakenham & Sherringham - See advertisement Beckett, Joseph - farmer Bond, Robert - farmer & owner Cooper, James - farmer Fabb, Herbert - White Horse P.H. Fabb, Thos. - forester to J. H. Gurney, esq. Fowle, John - vermin destroyer, Court green Fowle, Samuel - farmer & gamekeeper to J. H. Gurney esq. |
Hagen, John - farmer, The Hole farm Hardy, Richard - farmer Ling, Alfred - farmer & agricultural valuer & agent to J. H. Gurney, esq., Hempstead hall Parish & Reading Room (Rev. T. W. Whistler, B.A. sec) Rump & Hendry - farmers Scarf, Robert - Hare & Hounds P.H. & assistant overseer & rate collector |
| Kelly's 1896 | |
HEMPSTEAD is a parish about 2 miles south-east from Holt station on the Eastern section of the Midland and Great Northern joint railway, and 11 south-west from Cromer, in the Northern division of the county, Holt hundred, petty sessional division and county court district, Erpingham Union, rural deanery of Holt and archdeaconary and diocese of Norwich. The church of All Saints is a plain building, and consists of nave, south porch, and a western tower of brick containing one bell ; the stained east window is a memorial, and was inserted in 1876 by the Rev. Charles Louis Rudd M.A. vicar 1873-89, who also presented a carved oak reredos and massive brass lecturn ; there are 100 sittings. The register dates from the year 1558. The living is a discharged vicarage, net yearly value £132, with 23 acres of glebe and residence, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Norwich, who are impropriators of the great tithes, and held since 1889 by the Rev. Thomas Webster Whistler B.A. of St. Peter's College, Cambridge. The vicarage house was erected on the glebe in 1876. The Weslyan_chapel, built in 1895-6, is of local stone and red brick, and will seat 100 persons. The reading room, formerly used as an infants'_school, is a red brick building erected in 1877. John Henry Gurney esq. J.P. of Keswick Hall, is lord of the manors of Hempstead, Netherhall, and Losehall, and Constance, Marchioness of Lothian, John Stanley Mott esq. and Lady Eade of Norwich, are chief landowners. The soil is light ; subsoil, mixed. The chief crops are wheat, turnips, barley and grass. The area is 1,777 acres ; rateable value, £1,446 ; the population in 1891 was 225. Parish Clerk, John Wright |
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POST_OFFICE - Mrs. A. Kemp, sub-postmistress. Letters from Holt R.S.O. ; the delivery of letters and parcels commences 7.50 a.m. ; dispatched at 4.45 p.m. No postal business on sundays. Postal orders are issued here but not paid. The nearest money order offices are at Baconsthorpe, Edgefield Green & Holt. Baconsthorpe is the nearest telegraph office, 2 miles distant. |
The children of this place attend the school in the adjoining parish of Baconsthorpe. |
| Whistler, Rev. Thomas Webster B.A. Vicarage | |
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| Baker, Charles Thomas - farmer Beckett, Joseph - farmer Bond, Robert - farmer & owner Cooper, James - farmer Fabb, Thos. - forester to J. H. Gurney, esq. Fowle, John - vermin destroyer, Court green Fowle, Samuel - farmer & gamekeeper to H. G. Barclay esq. Hagen, John - farmer, The Hole farm |
Hardy, Richard - farmer Kemp, Annie - shopkeeper Ling, Alfred - farmer & agricultural valuer & agent to J. H. Gurney, esq., Hempstead hall Parish & Reading Room (Rev. T. W. Whistler, B.A. sec) Parker, Edmund - White Horse P.H. Scarf, Robert - Hare & Hounds P.H. |
| Kelly's 1900 | |
HEMPSTEAD is a parish about 2 miles south-east from Holt station on the Eastern section of the Midland and Great Northern joint railway, and 11 south-west from Cromer, in the Northern division of the county, Holt hundred, petty sessional division and county court district, Erpingham Union, rural deanery of Holt and archdeaconary and diocese of Norwich. The church of All Saints is a plain building, and consists of nave, south porch, and a western tower of brick containing one bell ; the stained east window is a memorial, and was inserted in 1876 by the Rev. Charles Louis Rudd M.A. vicar 1873-89, who also presented a carved oak reredos and massive brass lecturn ; there are 100 sittings. The register dates from the year 1558. The living is a discharged vicarage, net yearly value £135, with 23 acres of glebe and residence, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Norwich, who are impropriators of the great tithes, and held since 1889 by the Rev. Thomas Webster Whistler B.A. of St. Peter's College, Cambridge. The vicarage house was erected on the glebe in 1876. The Weslyan_chapel, built in 1895-6, is of local stone and red brick, and will seat 100 persons. The reading room, formerly used as an infants'_school, is a red brick building erected in 1877. John Henry Gurney esq. of Keswick Hall, is lord of the manors of Hempstead, Netherhall, and Losehall, and the Marquis of Lothian, John Stanley Mott esq. of Barningham Hall and Lady Eade of Norwich, are chief landowners. The soil is light ; subsoil, mixed. The chief crops are wheat, turnips, barley and grass. The area is 1,767 acres of land and 10 of water; rateable value, £1,228 ; the population in 1901 was 225. Parish Clerk, John Wright |
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POST_OFFICE - Mrs. A. Kemp, sub-postmistress. Letters from Holt R.S.O. ; the delivery of letters and parcels commences 7.50 a.m. ; dispatched at 4.45 p.m. No postal business on sundays. Postal orders are issued here but not paid. The nearest money order offices are at Baconsthorpe, Edgefield Green & Holt. Baconsthorpe is the nearest telegraph office, 2 miles distant. |
The children of this place attend the school in the adjoining parish of Baconsthorpe. |
| Whistler, Rev. Thomas Webster B.A. Vicarage | |
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| Beckett, Joseph - farmer Burrell, Joseph - mole catcher, Court gn Cooper, James - farmer Fabb, Thos. - forester to J. H. Gurney, esq. Hagen, John - farmer, The Hole farm Hardy, Richard - farmer |
Kemp, Adeline - shopkeeper |
| Kelly's 1904 | |
HEMPSTEAD is a parish about 2 miles south-east from Holt station on the Eastern section of the Midland and Great Northern joint railway, and 11 south-west from Cromer, in the Northern division of the county, Holt hundred, petty sessional division and county court district, Erpingham Union, rural deanery of Holt and archdeaconary and diocese of Norwich. The church of All Saints is a plain building, and consists of nave, south porch, and a western tower of brick containing one bell ; the stained east window is a memorial, and was inserted in 1876 by the Rev. Charles Louis Rudd M.A. vicar 1873-89, who also presented a carved oak reredos and massive brass lecturn ; there are 100 sittings. The register dates from the year 1558. The living is a discharged vicarage, net yearly value £165, with 23 acres of glebe and residence, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Norwich, who are impropriators of the great tithes, and held since 1889 by the Rev. Thomas Webster Whistler B.A. of St. Peter's College, Cambridge. The vicarage house was erected on the glebe in 1876. The Weslyan_chapel, built in 1895-6, is of local stone and red brick, and will seat 100 persons. The reading room, formerly used as an infants'_school, is a red brick building erected in 1877. John Henry Gurney esq. of Keswick Hall, is lord of the manors of Hempstead, Netherhall, and Losehall, and the Marquis of Lothian, John Stanley Mott esq. of Barningham Hall and Lady Eade of Norwich, are chief landowners. The soil is light ; subsoil, mixed. The chief crops are wheat, turnips, barley and grass. The area is 1,767 acres of land and 10 of water; rateable value, £1,248 ; the population in 1901 was 225. Parish Clerk, John Wright |
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POST_OFFICE - Mrs. A. Kemp, sub-postmistress. Letters from Holt S.O. ; the delivery of letters and parcels commences 7.10 a.m. & at 4.50p.m. (callers only) ; dispatched at 9.30 a.m. & 4.50 p.m. No postal business on sundays. The nearest money order offices are at Baconsthorpe, Edgefield Green & Holt. Baconsthorpe is the nearest telegraph office, 2 miles distant. |
The children of this place attend the school in the adjoining parish of Baconsthorpe. |
| Whistler, Rev. Thomas Webster B.A. Vicarage | |
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Hagen, John - farmer, The Hole farm Hagen, Willam - farmer Hardy, Richard, - farmer Kemp, Adeline (Mrs.) - shopkeeper, Post Office Ling, Alfred - farmer & valuer of all kinds of agricultural stock, Hempstead hall |
Scarf, Robert - Hare & Hounds P.H. |
| Kelly's 1908 | |
HEMPSTEAD is a parish about 2 miles south-east from Holt station on the Eastern section of the Midland and Great Northern joint railway, and 11 south-west from Cromer, in the Northern division of the county, Holt hundred, petty sessional division and county court district, Erpingham Union, rural deanery of Holt and archdeaconary and diocese of Norwich. The church of All Saints is a plain building, and consists of nave, south porch, and a western tower of brick containing one bell ; the stained east window is a memorial, and was inserted in 1876 by the Rev. Charles Louis Rudd M.A. vicar 1873-89, who also presented a carved oak reredos and massive brass lecturn ; there are 100 sittings. The register dates from the year 1558. The living is a discharged vicarage, net yearly value £165, with 23 acres of glebe and residence, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Norwich, who are impropriators of the great tithes, and held since 1911 by the Rev. James Robert Hamilton. The vicarage house was erected on the glebe in 1876. The Weslyan_chapel, built in 1895-6, is of local stone and red brick, and will seat 100 persons. The reading room, formerly used as an infants'_school, is a red brick building erected in 1877. John Henry Gurney esq. of Keswick Hall, is lord of the manors of Hempstead, Netherhall, and Losehall, and the Marquess of Lothian is the chief landowner. The soil is light ; subsoil, mixed. The chief crops are wheat, turnips, barley and grass. The area is 1,767 acres of land and 10 of water; rateable value, £1,428 ; the population in 1911 was 259. Parish Clerk, John Wright |
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POST_OFFICE - Mrs. A. Kemp, sub-postmistress. Letters from Holt. ; the delivery of letters and parcels commences 7.10 a.m. & 4.50p.m. (callers only) ; dispatched at 9.30 a.m. & 4.50 p.m. No postal business on sundays. The nearest money order offices are at Baconsthorpe, Edgefield Green & Holt. Baconsthorpe is the nearest telegraph office, 2 miles distant. |
The children of this place attend the school in the adjoining parish of Baconsthorpe. |
| Hamilton, Rev. James Robt. (vicar) Morgan J.H. - Brownwood Tatam, Cecil G. - Hempstead hall |
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| Dixon, Edward - White Horse P.H. Hagen, Daniel Wm. - farmer, Green Farm Hagen, John - farmer, The Hole farm Hardy, Richard, - farmer |
Kemp, Adeline (Mrs.) - shopkeeper & sub-postmistress |
| Kelly's 1912 | |
HEMPSTEAD is a parish about 2 miles south-east from Holt station on the Eastern section of the Midland and Great Northern joint railway, and 11 south-west from Cromer, in the Northern division of the county, Holt hundred, petty sessional division and county court district, Erpingham Union, rural deanery of Holt and archdeaconary and diocese of Norwich. The church of All Saints is a plain building, and consists of nave, south porch, and a western tower of brick containing one bell ; the stained east window is a memorial, and was inserted in 1876 by the Rev. Charles Louis Rudd M.A. vicar 1873-89, who also presented a carved oak reredos and massive brass lecturn ; in 1915 a memorial window was inserted to Richard Hardy, sometime churchwarden ; there are 100 sittings. The register dates from the year 1558. The living is a discharged vicarage, net yearly value £165, with 23 acres of glebe and residence, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Norwich, who are impropriators of the great tithes, and held since 1911 by the Rev. James Robert Hamilton. The vicarage house was erected on the glebe in 1876. The Weslyan_chapel, built in 1895-6, is of local stone and red brick, and will seat 100 persons. The reading room, formerly used as an infants'_school, is a red brick building erected in 1877. John Henry Gurney esq. D.L., J.P. is lord of the manors of Hempstead, Netherhall, and Losehall, and the Marquess of Lothian is the chief landowner. The soil is light ; subsoil, mixed. The chief crops are wheat, turnips, barley and grass. The area is 1,767 acres of land and 10 of water; rateable value, £1,462 ; the population in 1911 was 259. Parish Clerk, John Wright |
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POST_OFFICE - Mrs. A. Kemp, sub-postmistress. Letters from Holt. ; the delivery of letters and parcels commences 7.10 a.m. & 4.50p.m. (callers only) ; dispatched at 9.30 a.m. & 4.50 p.m. No postal business on sundays. The nearest money order offices are at Baconsthorpe, Edgefield Green & Holt. Baconsthorpe is the nearest telegraph office, 2 miles distant. |
The children of this place attend the school in the adjoining parish of Baconsthorpe. |
PRIVATE RESIDENTS |
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| Hamilton, Rev. James Robt. (vicar) Morgan J.H. - Brownwood Tatam, Cecil G. - Hempstead hall |
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| Bartell, Frederick - blacksmith Hagen, Daniel Wm. - farmer, Green Farm Hagen, John - farmer, The Hole farm Hardy, Eliza (Mrs.) - farmer & landowner Harvey, Wiliam - farm bailiff to J. H. Gurney, esq. |
Kemp, Adeline (Mrs.) - shopkeeper & sub-postmistress |
| Kelly's 1916 | |
HEMPSTEAD is a parish about 2 miles south-east from Holt station on the Eastern section of the Midland and Great Northern joint railway, and 11 south-west from Cromer, in the Northern division of the county, Holt hundred, petty sessional division and county court district, Erpingham Union, rural deanery of Holt and archdeaconary of Lynn, diocese of Norwich. The church of All Saints is a plain building, and consists of nave, south porch, and a western tower of brick containing one bell ; the stained east window is a memorial, and was inserted in 1876 by the Rev. Charles Louis Rudd M.A. vicar 1873-89, who also presented a carved oak reredos and massive brass lecturn ; in 1915 a memorial window was inserted to Richard Hardy, sometime churchwarden ; there are 100 sittings. The register dates from the year 1558. The living is a discharged vicarage, net yearly value £222, with 23 acres of glebe and residence, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Norwich, who are impropriators of the great tithes, and held since 1911 by the Rev. James Robert Hamilton. The vicarage house was erected on the glebe in 1876. The Weslyan_chapel, built in 1895-6, is of local stone and red brick, and will seat 100 persons. The reading room, formerly used as an infants'_school, is a red brick building erected in 1877. John Henry Gurney esq. D.L., J.P. is lord of the manors of Hempstead, Netherhall, and Losehall, and the Marquess of Lothian is the chief landowner. The soil is light ; subsoil, mixed. The chief crops are wheat, turnips, barley and grass. The area is 1,767 acres of land and 10 of water; rateable value, £1,462 ; the population in 1911 was 259. |
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Post_Office - Mrs. A. Kemp, sub-postmistress. Letters through Holt. The nearest money order offices are at Baconsthorpe, Edgefield Green & Holt. Baconsthorpe is the nearest telegraph office, 2 miles distant. |
The children of this place attend the school in the adjoining parish of Baconsthorpe. |
PRIVATE RESIDENTS |
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| Bagge, Miss - Brownwood Hamilton, Rev. James Robt. (vicar) Tatam, Cecil G. - Hempstead hall |
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| Bartell, Frederick - blacksmith Hagen, Daniel Wm. - farmer, Green Farm Hagen, John - farmer, The Hole farm Hardy, Eliza (Mrs.) - farmer & landowner Harvey, Wiliam - farm bailiff to J. H. Gurney, esq. |
Kemp, Adeline (Mrs.) - shopkeeper & sub-postmistress |
| Kelly's 1922 | |
HEMPSTEAD is a parish about 2 miles south-east from Holt station on the Eastern section of the Midland and Great Northern joint railway, and 11 south-west from Cromer, in the Northern division of the county, Holt hundred, petty sessional division and county court district, Erpingham Union, rural deanery of Holt and archdeaconary of Lynn, diocese of Norwich. The church of All Saints is a plain building, and consists of nave, south porch, and a western tower of brick containing one bell ; the stained east window is a memorial, and was inserted in 1876 by the Rev. Charles Louis Rudd M.A. vicar 1873-89, who also presented a carved oak reredos and massive brass lecturn ; in 1915 a memorial window was inserted to Richard Hardy, sometime churchwarden ; there are 100 sittings. The register dates from the year 1558. The living is a discharged vicarage, net yearly value £222, with 23 acres of glebe and residence, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Norwich, who are impropriators of the great tithes, and held since 1925 by the Rev. Paul Rogers Cleave M.A. of St. John's College, Cambridge. The vicarage house was erected on the glebe in 1876. The Weslyan_chapel, built in 1895-6, is of local stone and red brick, and will seat 100 persons. The reading room, formerly used as an infants'_school, is a red brick building erected in 1877. Gerard Gurney esq. J.P. is lord of the manors of Hempstead, Netherhall, and Losehall, and the Marquess of Lothian is the chief landowner. The soil is light ; subsoil, mixed. The chief crops are wheat, turnips, barley and grass. The area is 1,767 acres of land and 10 of water; rateable value, £1,692 ; the population in 1921 was 254. |
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Post_Office - Mrs. A. Kemp, sub-postmistress. Letters through Holt. The nearest money order offices are at Baconsthorpe, Edgefield Green & Holt. Baconsthorpe is the nearest telegraph office, 2 miles distant. |
The children of this place attend the school in the adjoining parish of Baconsthorpe. |
PRIVATE RESIDENTS |
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| Cleave, Paul Rogers M.A. (vicar) Tatam, Cecil G. - Hempstead hall |
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| Bartell, Frederick - blacksmith Hagen, Daniel Wm. - farmer, Green Farm Hagen, John - farmer, The Hole & Church farms Harvey, Wiliam - farm bailiff to G. H. Gurney, esq. Kemp, Adeline (Mrs.) - shopkeeper & sub-postmistress |
Riseborough, Sydney Alfred - White Horse P.H. |
| Kelly's 1925 | |
HEMPSTEAD is a parish about 2 miles south-east from Holt station on the Eastern section of the Midland and Great Northern joint railway, and 11 south-west from Cromer, in the Northern division of the county, Holt hundred, petty sessional division and county court district, Erpingham Union, rural deanery of Holt and archdeaconary of Lynn, diocese of Norwich. The church of All Saints is a plain building, and consists of nave, south porch, and a western tower of brick containing one bell ; the stained east window is a memorial, and was inserted in 1876 by the Rev. Charles Louis Rudd M.A. vicar 1873-89, who also presented a carved oak reredos and massive brass lecturn ; in 1915 a memorial window was inserted to Richard Hardy, sometime churchwarden ; there are 100 sittings. The register dates from the year 1558. The living is a discharged vicarage, net yearly value £248, with 23 acres of glebe and residence, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Norwich, who are impropriators of the great tithes, and held since 1925 by the Rev. Paul Rogers Cleave M.A. of St. John's College, Cambridge. The vicarage house was erected on the glebe in 1876. The Weslyan_chapel, built in 1895-6, is of local stone and red brick, and will seat 100 persons. The reading room, formerly used as an infants'_school, is a red brick building erected in 1877. Gerard Gurney esq. J.P. is lord of the manors of Hempstead, Netherhall, and Losehall, and the Marquess of Lothian is the chief landowner. The soil is light ; subsoil, mixed. The chief crops are wheat, turnips, barley and grass. The area is 1,767 acres of land and 10 of water; rateable value, £1,692 ; the population in 1921 was 254. |
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Post_Office - Letters through Holt. Baconsthorpe is the nearest M. O. office & Holt the nearest T. office. |
PRIVATE RESIDENTS |
| Cleave, Rev. Paul Rogers M.A. (vicar) Polding, Thomas - Brownwood Reeve, Mrs. Tatam, Cecil G. - Hempstead hall |
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| Marked thus ° farm 150 acres or over Collier, Edward Adamson - Beech farm English, Fredk. - blacksmith Gooch, Geo. Albt. - farm bailiff to G. H. Gurney esq. J.P. ° Hagen, Daniel William - farmer, Green Farm |
° Hagen, John - farmer, The Hole & Church farms |
| Kelly's 1929 | |
HEMPSTEAD is a parish about 2 miles south-east from Holt station on the Eastern section of the Midland and Great Northern joint railway, and 11 south-west from Cromer, in the Northern division of the county, Holt hundred, petty sessional division and county court district, Erpingham Union, rural deanery of Holt and archdeaconary of Lynn, diocese of Norwich. The church of All Saints is a plain building, and consists of chancel, nave, south porch, and a western tower of brick containing one bell ; the chancel, which is of flint with brick facings, and which has a thatched roof, was erected in 1930 by public subscription ; the late Sir Alfred Jodrell bart. D.L., J.P. contruting largely to the cost ; the stained east window is a memorial, and was inserted in 1876 by the Rev. Charles Louis Rudd M.A. vicar 1873-89, who also presented a carved oak reredos and massive brass lecturn ; in 1915 a memorial window was inserted to Richard Hardy, sometime churchwarden ; there are 100 sittings. The register dates from the year 1558. The living is a discharged vicarage, net yearly value £248, with 23 acres of glebe and residence, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Norwich, who are impropriators of the great tithes, and held since 1933 by the Rev. Alfred Millington Anden M.A. of Selwyn College, Cambridge.. The vicarage house was erected on the glebe in 1876. The Methodist_chapel, built in 1895-6, is of local stone and red brick, and will seat 100 persons. The reading room, formerly used as an infants'_school, is a red brick building erected in 1877. Gerard Gurney esq. J.P. is lord of the manors of Hempstead, Netherhall, and Losehall, and the Marquess of Lothian C.H. is the chief landowner. The soil is light ; subsoil, mixed. The chief crops are wheat, turnips, barley and grass. The area is 1,767 acres of land and 10 of water; rateable value, £1,692 ; the population in 1921 was 254. |
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Post_Tel._Call_Office Letters through Holt, nearest M. O. & T. office. |
PRIVATE RESIDENTS |
| (For T N's see general list of Private Residents at end of book) Auden, Rev. Alfred Millington M.A. (vicar), The Vicarage Mallett, Sydney Jn. - Hempstead hall Mee, Capt. John Theodore Martin - Hempstead lodge Polding, Thomas - Brownwood |
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| Marked thus ° farm 150 acres or over Cole, Elijah - gamekeeper to Geo. L. Ross esq. Selbrigg ho Dann, Bertie Rt. - carpntr. Court grn English, Fredk. - blacksmith ° Hagen, Daniel William - farmer & breeder of British Friesians, Green & Red House farms. T N Holt 88 ° Hagen, John - farmer, The Hole & Church farms ° Mallett, Sydney Jn. - farmer, Hempstead hall T N Holt 48 |
Mee, Capt. John Theodore Martin - poultry farmer; pedigree Light Sussex & Buff Leghorns; also commercial, Hempstead lodge. T N Holt 100 |
| Kelly's 1933 | |
HEMPSTEAD is a parish about 2 miles south-east from Holt station on the Eastern section of the Midland and Great Northern joint railway, and 11 south-west from Cromer, in the Northern division of the county, Holt hundred, petty sessional division and county court district, Erpingham Union, rural deanery of Holt and archdeaconary of Lynn, diocese of Norwich. The church of All Saints is a plain building, and consists of nave, south porch, and a western tower of brick containing one bell ; the chancel, which is of flint with brick facings, and which has a thatched roof, was erected in 1930 ; the late Sir Alfred Jodrell 4th and last bart. D.L., J.P. (d. 1929) contributing largely to the cost ; the stained east window is a memorial, and was inserted in 1876 by the Rev. Charles Louis Rudd M.A. vicar 1873-89, who also presented a carved oak reredos and massive brass lecturn ; in 1915 a memorial window was inserted to Richard Hardy, sometime churchwarden ; there are 100 sittings. The register dates from the year 1558. The living is a discharged vicarage, net yearly value £248, with 23 acres of glebe and residence, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Norwich, who are impropriators of the great tithes, and held since 1933 by the Rev. Alfred Millington Anden M.A. of Selwyn College, Cambridge. The vicarage house was erected on the glebe in 1876. The Methodist_chapel, built in 1895-6, is of local stone and red brick, and will seat 100 persons. The reading room, formerly used as an infants'_school, is a red brick building erected in 1877. The trustees of the late Gerard Gurney esq. J.P. are lords of the manors of Hempstead, Netheran, and Losehall, and together with the Litcol Estates Ltd. are the chief landowners. The soil is light ; subsoil, mixed. The chief crops are wheat, turnips, barley and grass. The area is 1,767 acres of land and 10 of water; rateable value, £1,692 ; the population in 1931 was 216. |
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Post_&_Tel._Call_Office - Letters through Holt. Baconsthorpe the nearest M. O. & Holt nearest T. office. |
PRIVATE RESIDENTS |
| (For T N's see general list of Private Residents at end of book) Auden, Rev. Alfred Millington M.A. (vicar), The Vicarage Mee, Capt. John Theodore Martin - Hempstead lodge Polding, Thomas - Brownwood. Seaman, John George - Becketts farm |
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| Marked thus ° farm 150 acres or over Boldero, Louis - farm bailiff to Viscount Rothermere P.C. Hole farm, Matlaske 20 Cole, Elijah - gamekeeper to Geo. L. Ross esq. Selbrigg ho Daniels, Frank - gamekeeper to Viscount Rothermere P.C. Pond Holes Dann, Bertie Edwin - travelling grocer, Court grn Dann, Bertie Rt. - carpntr. Court grn English, Fredk. - blacksmith |
Hagen Danl. Rodger, poultry breeder, Green farm |
| Kelly's 1937 | |
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