Norfolk: Tattersett
William White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk 1845
TATTERSETT, or GATESEND parish, on the banks of the Tat rivulet 6 miles
W. of Fakenham, has 160 inhabitants, and 1,757 acres
of land, belonging to Sir Chas. Chad, Bart., who occasionally
resides here at Pinkney Hall, an ancient mansion, formerly a seat
of the Drurys, but his chief seat is Thursford Hall. He is lord of the
manor, and patron of the rectory, valued in the King's Book at
£6 6s. 8d., and in 1831 at £685, with that of Tatterford annexed to it,
in the incumbency of the Hon. and Rev. A. A. Turnour. The Church
(All Saints,) is a small fabric with a tower.
The poor have two cottages left by Diana Drury, and repaired by Sir Chas.
Chad. They have £2 12s. a year, left by John Tinkler in 1713; and the
interest of £50 left by Samuel Nutt, in 1762.
DIRECTORY:-
Bridges John blacksmith
Ellison John shopkeeper
Phillippo Chas. beer seller
Waller Henry wheelwright
farmers
Brown Wm.
Frohawk Nicholas
Green Dunham
Withers Robt.
See also the Tattersett parish page.
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