  Fakenham, formerly called Fakenham-Lancaster, is a market-town and parish, 33¾ miles from Norwich, and 137½ from London. The town is very pleasantly situated on a declivity, north of the river Wensum. It has of late years been considerably improved by the erection of several neat houses: the streets are well paved, and lighted with gas. The market; held on Thursday, is well supplied and attended. There are two fairs; on Whit-Monday and November 22nd. The population, in 1851, was 2,347. The New Corn Exchange was opened August 23rd, 1855, and is a very fine erection, suitable for the purposes required. The church of St. Peter is a handsome structure, chiefly in the later English style, with a lofty embattled tower, crowned by crocketted pinnacles, and containing eight bells; it has a nave and chancel, with north and south aisles. A new east window, in five compartments, partly filled with stained glass, was erected in 1805, and a new organ in 1826—the latter at the expense of the late rector. The inside of the church is neatly pewed; the chancel is separated from the nave by a finely-carved screen; the font is octangular, and embellished with carvings of the arms of the duchy of Lancaster, and the emblems of the Evangelists, the Trinity, and the Passion. A beautiful altar-piece of Bath stone, in the Gothic style, designed by Mr. Brown of Norwich, and executed by Mr. Daniel Forster, was put up in 1844. The living is a rectory, in the gift of Trinity College, Cambridge. The Rev. M. A. Atkinson is the rector. CLERGY, GENTRY, &c.Atkinson, Rev. Michael Angelo, rector of Fakenham, Post-office street Blanchflower, Miss Ann, Wells road Blanchflower, Mr. John, Wells road Canham, Mr. William, Bridge street Cousins, Mrs. Mary Ann, Wells road Legge, Rev. William, dissenting minister Marrison, Mrs. Frances, Wells road Potter, Richard Goodwyn, Esq., Market-place Roberts, Mrs. Matilda, Wells road Rogers, Mrs. Pheboe, White Horse street Rudds, Mrs. Alice, Bridge street Rudling, Mrs. Alice, Wells road Seppings, Mr. Edmund, Norwich street Sillett, Miss, Post-office street Soams, Mrs., White Horse street Woodcock, Mrs. Ann, White Horse street TRADES, PROFESSIONS, &c.Alderslade, Henry, clothier and general outfitter, opposite the Corn Hall Allshorn, Lavel Lawlor, station master Anderson, George, British schoolmaster, White Horse street Ansell, Robert, cabinet maker, auctioneer and appraiser, Norwich street Antingham, James, shopkeeper and bricklayer, Oak street Bacon, William Brett, grocer and tea dealer, Norwich street Baker, William, baker and farmer, Norwich street Baldwin, George Thomas, veterinary surgeon, Norwich street Bambridge, Martin, china and glass dealer, Post and Stamp-office, Post-office street Barley, Edmund Johnson, chemist and druggist, Market-place Barrett, Robert, cattle dealer, Rampant Horse street Barrett, William, butcher, Oak street Berrett, James, butcher and dealer, Wells road Bottomley, Charles, stone and marble mason, Norwich street Boulter, Robert, plumber, glazier, and painter, Market-place Brereton, John, licensed brewer, Hall staithe Brett, John, baker, Norwich road Burrell, Daniel, hair dresser and perfumer, Market-place Burrell, Daniel, furnishing ironmonger and clerk to the market, Market-place Burrell, George, hair dresser, Bridge street Burrell, Mary Ann, Berlin wool shop, Norwich street Bushell, Charles D., furnishing ironmonger, Market-place Bushell, John Dunham, wholesale and retail grocer and tea-dealer, Market-place Bushell, Samuel, saddler and harness maker, Broad street Campbell, Robert, farmer, Hay’s lane Carter, William, shopkeeper, Bridge street Cates, Robert, solicitor, the Grove Chapman, Charles, draper, White Horse street Clark, John, boot and shoe maker, Oak street Clarke and Son, tailors, Oak street Clipperton, Robert, saddler and harness maker, Market-place Coker, William, boot and shoe maker, Mill lane Cole, R. F., miller, Holt road Cole, Thomas, grocer and draper, Market-place Collett, Jonas, watch and clock maker, Market-place Cowles, Messrs. and Son, classical and commercial academy, Norwich street Cook, Mary Elizabeth, straw bonnet maker, White Horse street Cook, Edward, coach builder, Bridge street Cooper and Ward, linen drapers, Bridge street Cox, Robert, boot and shoe maker, Norwich street Crane, Robert, shopkeeper, Post-office street Crisp, William, brewer, Market-place Cummings, T. C., tailor, draper, and hatter, Norwich street Cushing, John, brazier, Post-office street Davey, Samuel, corn and seed merchant, Wells road Davy, John Mays, watch and clock maker, silversmith and jeweller, Market-place Dawson, William, watch and clock maker, Norwich street Diggins, Henry, the Oak inn, Post-office street Donaldson, John, manager to the East of England bank, Market square Drew, Alfred, surgeon, Norwich street Drewell, Robert, hair dresser, Bridge street Druery, John, tailor and outfitter, Market-place Dunham, William, boot and shoe maker, Oak street Ebberson, Robert M., grocer, Bridge street Fidgett, William, currier and leather merchant, Broad street Fidgett, William, pianoforte warehouse, musical instruments and music seller, Broad street Flowers, Robert Hall, Railway tavern and farmer, Norwich road Flowers, Rouse, cooper, Norwich road Forster, Daniel, stone and marble mason, Bridge street Frost, Robert, shopkeeper, Oak street Fyson, Joseph, miller and maltster, Fakenham mills Gant, Richard, baker, Hay’s lane Gardiner, David, tailor and draper, Upper Market Garrod, John, iron foundry and engineer, Wells road Gates, John, boot and shoe maker, Bridge street Girling, Robert, builder, Hay’s lane Goggs, Arthur, plumber, glazier, and confectioner, Norwich street Goggs, Nathaniel D., grocer and draper, Corn Hall square Goggs, Thomas R., miller, Bridge street Goodman, Ann, dress-maker, Wells road Goulson, Robert, Bull inn, Bridge street Gray, Baker, baker, Oak street Green, Henry, solicitor, Bridge street Gricks, William, the Nelson, Hay’s lane Grimes, William, Corn Hall tavern, Oak street Gurneys, Birkbeck, and Co., bankers, Market-place Habberton, Mrs. Elizabeth, boot and shoe maker, Norwich street Hamond, Robert N., bank manager, Tuns street Harding, John, sub-contractor for the Eastern Counties railway company, Wells road Harper, William, shopkeeper, Wells road Harrison, Roger, Red Lion hotel, Market-place Hendry, William, boot and shoe maker, Oak street Herring, Robert, gardener and seedsman, Wells road Hill, Martha, school mistress, Infant National school, Wells road Hipkin, Mary Ann, straw bonnet maker, Post-office street Horne, Robert, boot and shoe maker, Bridge street Horsley, Charles and Son, coach builders, Bridge street Horsley, Elizabeth, the Bell, Norwich road Horsley, Mary, whitesmith in general, Tuns street Horsley, Richard, relieving officer and register, Tuns street Horsley, Robert, Black Horse, Quaker’s lane Horsley, Robert, gunsmith and bell-hanger, Quaker’s lane Howchin, Mary Ann, milliner and straw bonnet maker, White Horse street Howorth, Edward, corn and seed merchant, Hay’s lane Hubbard, Robert, linen draper, grocer, and tallow chandler, Norwich street Hunt, James, agent to Norwich Fire and Life Office, Bridge street Hyder, William S., plumber, glazier, and ornamental painter, Norwich street Johnson, Henry, plumber and glazier, Tuns street Kendall, Joshua, Cattle Market inn, Market-place Kent, Henry, solicitor, Market-place, h Balance hall, Norwich street Kent and Watson, solicitors, Market-place Langley, Benjamin, horse breaker, Wells road Langley, Vincent, builder, Oak street Leeder, Besome, furniture broker, Market-place Leverage, Maria, baker, Quaker street Lulman, Charles, surveyor, Bridge street Mace, Charles, draper, Market square Margetts, Job, coach builder, Wells road Mason, Matthew, green grocer, Norwich street Mason, Samuel, fishmonger and carrier, Norwich street Middleton, Francis B., actuary to the Savings bank, Post-office street Miles, T. A., bankers’ clerk, Norwich street Miller, Thomas John, printer, bookseller, binder, and stationer, Market-place Newby, William, draper and silk mercer, Market-place Nicholson, Samuel, chemist and druggist, opposite the Corn Hall Oakford, James, brazier, Holt road Page, William, attorney’s clerk, Tuns street Pawley, Robert, the Cow, Holt road Pawley, Susan, straw bonnet maker, Norwich street Plattin, Howard, chemist, druggist, and surgeon dentist, Market-place Readwin, Joseph, builder and surveyor, York street Readwin, Joseph, builder and surveyor, Quaker’s lane Richardson, Richard, boot and shoe maker, Norwich street Rivett, William, whitesmith and bell-hanger, Quaker’s street Rivett, William, cattle dealer, Rampant Horse street Rolf, James, basket maker, Oak street Rudge, Edward D., physician, Wells road Rudland, George, butcher, Bridge street Rudland, Henry, butcher, Market-place Rudling, Joseph, the Star, Oak street Sands, Isaac, Brewers Arms, Tuns street Sayer, John, butcher, Norwich road Sayer, Misses. R. and S., milliners, Corn Hall square Scarle, George, chemist and druggist, Market-place Sharpe, John, bankers’ clerk, Oak street Scurl, Benjamin, the Sun inn, Norwich street Sheringham, William, wine merchant, Market-place Sly, Samuel James, confectioner, Bridge street Sillett, Robert, wine, hop, seed, and wool merchant, Post-office street Skipper, John, postman, Mill lane Smith, Henry, miller, Bridge street Smith, John, earthenware dealer, Oak st. Smith, John, tailor, Holt road Smith, John W., carpenter, Market-place Southgate, William, coach builder, Post-office street Stewardson, G. N., printer, bookseller, binder, stationer, and fancy repository, Upper Market Stoke, Mrs., ladies’ day school, Mill lane Stoughton, James, Crown hotel, commercial inn, and posting house, Market-place Strangleman, George, horse dealer, White Horse street Strutt, Samuel, the Rampant Horse, Rampant Horse street Syder, George, farmer and seed merchant Oak street Syder, Soughton, coal merchant, Quakers’ street Trundall, Ann, milliner and dress maker, White Horse street Turner, John, builder, Rampant Horse street Tye, John, butcher and grocer, Norwich street Utting, George, tailor, Quakers’ street Utting, Samuel, boot and shoe maker, Market-place Vurley, Elizabeth, milliner and dress maker, Rampant Horse street Ward, William, tea-dealer, Wells road Waters, Benjamin, coach builder, Holt road Waters, Elizabeth, milliner and dress-maker, Holt road Waters, John, coach builder, Holt road Wilson, Thomas, policeman, Police station, White Horse street Winter, George, cabinet maker, Brewers’ Arms street Woodhouse, Henry, smith in general, Holt road Wright, Gregory, marine store dealer, Oak street Wright, John, clerk to the magistrates, do. taxes, do. board guardians, Wellingham union, superintendent registrar, secretary to Corn Exchange, agent to Sun Fire office, Bridge street Wright, Samuel, boot and shoe maker, White Horse street |
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