Norfolk: Fordham
William White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk 1845
FORDHAM, a parish and small village near the river Wissey, 3 miles S. of
Downham, contains 219 inhabitants, and 2,066 acres of land, of which 700A.
belong to the widow of the late Admiral Woolley; and the remainder chiefly
to E. R. Pratt, Esq., the lord of the manor. An ancient farm-house, in
this parish, called Snore Hall, was long the seat of the Skipwiths,
one of whom is said to have received King Charles here, a short time
before he surrendered to the Scotch at Newark.
The CHURCH, (St. Mary,) is a small edifice, built in 1730, after the old
one had fallen down. The Dean and Chapter are patrons of the curacy, and
appropriators of the tithes, now leased to E. R. Pratt, Esq.; and the Rev.
Wm. Maxey Allen is the incumbent. The curacy, valued in 1831 at £53, was
augmented from 1757 to 1824, with £800 of Queen Anne's bounty, laid out in
land.
Directory:-
Stafford Ann vict., Pratt's Arms
farmers
Bailey Chas. Jas.
Kendle Chas.
Martin Henry
Roper Mary
These pages are for personal use only. They may not be copied, and
the links within them may not be harvested for use on your own web
pages. Please see the
Copyright Notice.
See also the Fordham parish page.
Copyright © Pat Newby.
August 2001
