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REYMERSTONE, a small neat village of detached houses, on East Dereham road, 3 miles N. of Hingham, has in its parish 274 souls, and 1624 acres of land. About half the soil belongs to T. T. Gurdon, Esq. the lord of the manor, called Colvelly Hall, and the rest belongs to the Mann, Staines, Lock, Clark, and a few other families. Nearly 1200 acres are in pasturage.
The Church (St. Peter) is a discharged rectory, valued in the King's Book at £11.3s.6d., but now having 18A.29P. of glebe, and a yearly rent of £171.8s., awarded in 1839, in lieu of tithes. T. T. Gurdon, Esq, is patron, and the Rev. Philip Gurdon, incumbent.
The former erected a neat National School here, in 1844.
The Church Land, 11A.1R.16P., is let for £16.10s. The Fuel Allotment, awarded in 1798, is 14A.28P., let for £21. The old Poor's Land, about 2A., is let for £2.10s. The poor have also 12s. a year, left by Wm. Mowting and an unknown donor.
Denny Rev Robert, M.A. curate of Garveston, Rymerstone Hall Goode John bricklayer Gurdon Rev Edward, M.A. curate, Rectory Jessop James carpenter Jessop John parish clerk Jessop Wm. vict. Black Horse White John beehouse [sic] Blacksmiths. Lusher John Moore Abraham FARMERS. Clark Robt. Old Hall Fuller John High Daveney Holman George Hubbard Stephen Lock Wm. Morley James Pigg Ann Pyman Robert Staines Wm. Shoemakers. Beckett Wm. Jessop Wm. Watson Royal Wheelwrights. Bunn Abraham Middleton Wm.
Copyright © Pat Newby.
July 1999