Norfolk: Tacolneston

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

TACOLNESTON, commonly called Tacleston, is 5 miles N.E. of New Buckenham, and 10 miles S.W. by S. of Norwich, and has in its parish 518 souls, and 1396 acres of land, belonging to many owners, the largest of whom are Sir J. B. Boileau, lord of the manor and owner of the hall, now a farm house; and J. T. G. Browne, Esq., lord of Williams and Earls manors.

The Church (All Saints,) has a square tower and five bells, and was rebuilt about 1500. The rectory, valued in the King's Book at £12 has a yearly rent of £545, awarded in 1845 in lieu of tithes. The Rev. William Cobbold is incumbent, and Mrs. Warren, who has a neat residence here, is the patroness.

The Fuel Allotment, 10A., awarded at the enclosure, in 1779, is let for £15. The oldest poor widows of the parish, have £5. 4s. yearly, left by Edmund Knipe, in 1781, out of a farm at Shipmeadow.

Directory:-

	Bird             John             grocer
	Cobbold          Rev. Wm.         Rectory
	Colman           Wm.              shoemaker
	Hales            William          grocer
	Head             William          shoemaker
	Holmes           Robert           relieving officer
	Pearson          George           tailor
	Stebbings        Francis          blacksmith
	Turner           George           shopkeeper and beer seller
	Warren           Mrs. Catherine

	    farmers.

	Bassingthwaighte John
	Blomfield        Wm.
	Howes            Thomas           (Hall)
	Knights          Robert
	Newman           James and John
	Phillipo         Elisha