Norfolk: Bessingham
William White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk 1845
BESSINGHAM, 8 miles N.N.W. of Aylsham, and 5 miles S.S.W. of Cromer,
has in its parish 139 souls, and 508 acres of land, mostly belonging to
Mr. D. Spurrell, who has a neat mansion here; but G.S. Repton, Esq., is
lord of the manor, and the Rev. F.E. Arden is patron of the Church
(St. Mary,) which has a round tower.
The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the King's Book at
£4. 6s. 8d., and now enjoyed by the Rev. Henry Cotton. The glebe is 25A.
and the tithes were commuted in 1839, for £137 per annum. Near the church
is a tumulus of half an acre.
DIRECTORY:-
Blyth Robert blacksmith
Emery George farmer [see note below]
Emery Wm. shoemaker
Flogdell Samuel wheelwright
Frankland Geo. shopkeeper
Puxley Timothy farmer [see note below]
Puxley Tmy. jun. joiner
Spurrell Daniel gent.
Spurrell Mrs. and Misses
White Hy. S. plumber, glazier, & vict. Horse Shoes
Note: In the original this is:
George Emery, and Timothy Puxley, farmers
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