Norfolk: Stoke Holy Cross

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

STOKE-HOLY-CROSS, on the east side of the river Tas, nearly 5 miles S. of Norwich, has in its parish 453 souls, and 1,603 acres of land. Sir R.J. Harvey, H. Birkbeck, Esq., and R.K. Long, Esq., own most of the soil. The Dean and Chapter of Norwich are appropriators of the great tithes, (leased to Sir R.J. Harvey,) and patrons of the vicarage, which was valued in 1831 at £162, and is now enjoyed by the Rev. John Bailey, M.A., for whom a handsome new Parsonage-house has recently been erected.

The CHURCH stands on an eminence, and has a square tower and three bells. Here is a Baptist Chapel, built by Messrs. J. and J. Colman, who also support an Infant School. Here are also two church schools. The Fuel Allotment, 13A. 1R. 10A. [sic], is let for £16.

Petty Sessions are held at the Rummer Inn, as noticed at page 78 [this is a misprint for page 787, which is the entry for Henstead Hundred].

	Colman     Jerh. & Jas.  mustard and starch mfrs., seed crushers,
	                           and millers, (& Dowgate-hill, London)

	Barnes     Fiddy         gardener
	Bond       John          bricklayer
	Horne      Wm.           shoemkr. (Post Office)
	Huggins    John          vict., Rummer Inn
	Lincoln    Robert        bricklayer
	Pearce     Robert        smith, & vict., Lion
	Whitaker   John          lime burner
	Wilgress   John          wheelwright

	   FARMERS.

	Burwood    Edward
	Dix        Thomas
	Drake      William
	Edwards    John          road surveyor
	Harris     George
	Hipperson  Thomas
	Huggins    Charles
	Minns      Jacob
	Purdy      Robert
	Scales     Robert
	Seaman     John

POST to Norwich, at 4 afternoon.

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