Norfolk: Chedgrave

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

CHEDGRAVE, on the north bank of the Thirn rivulet, is a northern suburb of Loddon, 9 miles S.E. of Norwich. Its parish has 348 souls, and 1,395 acres of land, mostly belonging to Sir W. B. Proctor, the lord of the manor, and patron of the CHURCH, (All Saints,) which has a fine Norman doorway, and a stained glass window.

The living is a discharged rectory, valued in K.B. at £5 6s. 8d., and in 1831 at £186, in the incumbency of the Rev. T. W. H. Beauchamp, with 6A. of glebe. The Rev. J. Gilbert has an estate and neat mansion here.

DIRECTORY:-

Baldwin     Wm.              cooper
Branch      Mr. Robt.
Burton      Miss E.
Copling     Wm.              plumber, glazier, &c.
Cumby       Wm.              blacksmith
Ellis       Mr. Clement
Fairhead    John             cattle dealer
Forder      Thos.            gardener
Gilbert     Rev. John, sen.  Manor House
               and jun.
Hoddy       Edgar            wheelwright
Jones       Wm.              schoolr.
Mallett     James            shoemaker
Mills       Samuel           baker
Spence      Robt.            gardener
Watson      Jas.             vict., White Horse
Wheelhouse  Joseph           grocer
Whitlock    Jno.             yeoman
Wickham     Robt.            shoemaker