Norfolk: Swafield

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

SWAFIELD, near the source of the river Ant, 2 miles N. of North Walsham, has in its parish 167 souls, and 817 acres of land, belonging to a number of proprietors, some of whom have neat houses here. About 200 acres belong to the Clergymen's Widows' Fund.

The Church (St. Nicholas,) stands on a lofty eminence, and has an embattled tower, and some remains of a beautiful screen. The living is a discharged rectory valued in the King's Book at Ł6, in the gift of the Queen, as Duchess of Lancaster, and incumbency of the Rev. John Colman. The tithes were commuted in 1842 for Ł220 per annum. The Church Land is 2˝ acres.

	Barstard    John          farmer
	Bidwell     Thomas, Esq
	Blake       Capt. Robt.
	Bowman      Jonathan      shoemaker
	Bulley      Edward        blacksmith
	Christopher Daniel        farmer
	Cork        James         wheelwright
	Davis       Mrs M.
	Dolphin     Thomas,       gent.
	              and Mrs M.
	Lambert     Betsey        schoolmistress
	Lark        Wm. B.        mole catcher
	Slapp       John          vict. Duke's Head
	Steward     John          farmer
	Woollsey    Benj. Postle  corn miller and merchant
	Wright      Hy.           corn & coal merchant; house Trunch
	Wrinch      Henry         farmer and owner