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MARLINGFORD parish, in the vale of the Yare, 6 miles W. of Norwich, has 185 souls, and 617 acres of land, mostly the property of Thomas L'Estrange Ewen, Esq., the lord of the manor.
The Church (Virgin Mary,) is a small edifice, and the living is a discharged rectory, valued in the King's Book at £7.12s.8d., and in 1831 at £185. It was augmented in 1725-'6, with £200 of Queen Anne's Bounty, and £200 given by Rt. Fellowes, Esq. The tithes have been commuted for £162 per annum. The Rev. Thomas Greene is patron, and the Rev. Geo. Taylor incumbent.
The poor have the interest of £10, left by Mary Wright, in 1798.
DIRECTORY:-
Cater John gent. Colman Wm. miller Farrow John beer seller Franklin Henry farm steward Taylor Rev. Arthur curate Hipperson Sar. Ann schoolmistress Carman John farmer Morris Wm. farmer
Copyright © Pat Newby.
July 1999