WinfarthingPost Office Directory of Cambs, Norfolk & Suffolk [1869].Part 2: Norfolk
WINFARTHING is a pleasant village and parish, 3 miles north-west from Burston station, 99 miloes from London, and 4 miles north from Diss, in the South-Eastern division of the county, Diss hundred and county court district, Guiltcross union, rural deanery of Redenhall, archdeaconry of Norfolk, and diocese of Norwich. The church of St. Mary the Virgin is an old building, with square tower; it has nave, south aisle, and chancel: the interior is plain, with an oak roof. The register dates from the year 1614. The living is a rectory, in the gift of the Earl of Albemarle, yearly value £580, with 33 acres of glebe land, and held by the Rev. William James Carber. There is a school in connection with the church, supported by voluntary contributions; likewise a Sunday School. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have chapels. There is an old tradition respecting a sword, called the Good Sword of Winfarthing, kept by the monks in former times, and which had belonged to a thief who had taken sanctuary: it is said to possess such virtues that people came far and near to offer gifts at its shrine. Here was formally a large deer park, containing 1,000 acres, enclosed by the Earl of Arundel in 1604. The Lodge Farm, in the occupation of Messrs. Henry and Leonard Palmer, and on which are two oak trees of extraordinary dimensions, is a portion of this land. The Crown formally held this manor, but it was given to Sir William Montchesny by Henry III; it is now the property of the Earl of Albemarle. The chief landowners are James Mann, esq., of Stoke Newington, London; Richard M. Phipson, Esq., of Norwich; and Thomas Betts, Esq. The soil is heavy; subsoil mostly clay. The chief crops are wheat, barley, beans and peas. The population in 1861 was 615, and the area is 2,620 acres. Parish Clerk, John Morley. Post office. - John Morley, receiver. Letters arrive from Diss at 9.30 a.m.; dispatched at 5 p.m. The nearest money order office is at Diss. INSURANCE AGENT. - Liverpool & London & Globe, Thomas Fox
Bourne Mrs. Winfarthing cottage Humphrey Rev. Francis (curate) Ashfield Jacob, shopkeeper Baker Stephen, farmer Banham George, bricklayer & farmer Banhyam Moses, farmer Barker Robert, farmer Bateman David, Oak Betts Thomas, landowner, farmer and cattle dealer, Park Farm Bobby David, farmer Brigham Robert, shopkeeper Burroughs Barnabus, corn miller Catchpole Elizabeth (Mrs.), farmer Catchpole John, farmer Chaney James, farmer Colman Lester William, farmer, Heath Farm Driver Robert, wheelwright Everett Thomas, farmer Foster John, painter & glazier Fox Thomas, bleacher and farmer, and agent to the Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance Office Gerrard Allan, farmer Garrod William, coach maker George Samuel, farmer Hammond John, jun. farmer Harper John, grocer & draper Hart Samuel, farmer Holmes David, bricklayer & shopkeeper Marshall Solomon, farmer Mason John, farmer Palmer Henry & Leonard, farmers, Lodge Farm Rad John, farmer Reeve Robert, blacksmith Roper Edward, farmer Rudd William, farmer Salter John, boot maker Sharman John, farmer, Church Farm Taylor William, farmer Turner George, farmer Turner John, farmer Willon Joseph, blacksmith Wright Naaman, shoemaker Wright Thomas, Fighting Cocks Youngman John, farmer
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