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 Ł4. 6s. 8d., and now enjoyed by the Rev. Henry Cotton. The glebe is 25A. and the tithes were commuted in 1839, for Ł137 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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