  Swaffham. A parish, market, union, polling town, and railway station, in South Greenhoe hundred, West Norfolk, and Norwich Bishopric, 15 miles E.S.E. of Lynn, 27 miles W. of Norwich, and 93 miles N.N.E. of London. The population, in 1851, was 3858; and the yearly value of assessed property, in 1815, was £11,218. This town, one of the most beautiful in the county, is pleasantly situated on a rising ground, in a fine open country. The market is held on Saturdays. Annual fairs are held on the second Wednesday in May, the third Wednesday in July, and the first Wednesday in November, for cattle and sheep; the latter is one of the largest cattle fairs in Norfolk. The general quarter sessions of the peace are held here, by adjournment from the city of Norwich. The Church of St. Peter and St. Paul is said to have been built in 1474, and is cruciform in plan, with an embattled tower, bearing two shields. About seven years since, in repairing the Church, and in removing the “Tinker and the Dog,” they found, carved in Latin,
The living is a vicarage, value £738 per annum, in the gift of the Bishop of Norwich. The Baptists, Wesleyans, and Independents, have meeting houses here. There is a large bridewell here for 600 prisoners. The town is lighted with gas. Here is an iron foundry, coach works, bank, and savings’ banks. SWAFFHAM PRISON, Edward A. Johnson, Governor. The YOUNG MEN’S INSTITUTE, supported by the members, Market-place. GRAMMAR SCHOOL, endowed by Nichols Hammond, Esq. James Hacon, Head Master: John Kelland, Second Master, Queen’s College, Cambridge. The NATIONAL SCHOOL, situated upon Campling Land. Schoolmaster, Charles Wells; Schoolmistress, Mrs. Wells. GAS WORKS, Lynn Road. Superintendent, Manager and Secretary, Francis Trundell. SAVINGS’ BANK. William Wells, Secretary: H. T. Day, Esq., Manager. WESLEYAN METHODIST CHAPEL, Market-place. CLERGY, GENTRY, &c.Archer, Rev. Charles G., curate of Narborough cum Narford, London street Balders, Mrs. Susan, Market-place Brown, Mrs. Harriet, London street Chapman, Mrs. Elizabeth, Station street Cooper, Mrs. Matilda, Station street Dalton, Rev. W., Castleacre street Dugmore, John, Esq., London street Everard, Salisbury, Rev., vicar to St. Peter’s, the vicarage Say, Hall, Esq., Norwich road Hammond, Miss Sarah, Norwich road Kemble, Mrs. Elizabeth, London street Montague, Rev. George, rector of South Pickenham Morse, James, Esq. Newton, Mary, Lynn street Peck, James, London street Pillans, Mrs. Martha, Market-place Sands, Mrs. Sarah, Lynn street Stratton, Miss Elizabeth, London street Trundle, Mrs. Martha, Castleacre street Williams, James, Castleacre street TRADES, PROFESSIONS, &c.Alderton, Robert, lodging house for travellers, Lynn street Allen, John, fishmonger, Market-place Alpe, Robert, brewer, White Hart lane Arnold, Henry, grocer and draper, Market place Allet, Timothy, tailor, Market-place Avis, John A., boot and shoe maker, London street Barker, Willis, bricklayer, Lynn street Barrett, John, bailiff of the county court, and house keeper of the Institute, Market-place Bayfield, Benjamin, butcher, Lynn street Bayfield, Edward William, hairdresser, Market-place Bayfield, George B., flour factor, London street Blanchflower, James, Maid’s Head inn, Market-place Brown, Charles, baker, London street Brundall, Henry T., parish constable and gardener, adjuster of weights and measures, bailiff of the fair, has a very fine collection of old coins, pictures, china, &c., and clerk to the market, Lynn street Bullen, George, Trowel and Hammer, the Pool Bullen, James, farmer Butters, John, White Hart, Market-place Butters, Richard, boot and shoe maker, London street Carman, Abraham, tailor, Lynn street Carr, John E., watch and clock maker, Market-place Carter, Charles, veterinary surgeon and shoeing-smith, Lynn street Carter, Thomas, the Pool Clarke, Benjamin, blacksmith, Albert terrace Clarke, James, clothier, Castleacre street Clarke, James, tailor, London street Clarke, William and Thomas, boot and shoe makers, Church lane Clements, Thomas, baker, Market-place Clifton, Edward, Station street Clifton, William Wilson, station master Cock, Edward, Ship inn, Lynn street Codling, Phoebe, shopkeeper, Lynn street Coe, Robert, Norfolk Hero, Castleacre street Colman, Thomas, farmer, Norwich road Cook, John, coach builder, Lynn street Cory, Sendall, clothier, Market-place Cross, Joseph, cooper, London street Dawson, John, tailor and draper, Market-place Davidson, Miss Hannah, milliner and dress-maker, London street Day, Henry Framingham, manager to the East of England Bank, Market-place Dickenson, George, the Angel, Market-place Doughty, William, Red Lion inn, Market-place Dunn, James, boot and shoe maker, the Pool Dutchman, Durrant, farmer, Westacre street Ellis, Norton, boot and shoe maker, London street Ellis, Samuel, boot and shoe maker, Block street Ellis, Thomas, the Chequers, Castleacre street Ellis, Thomas C., carpenter and builder, Providence terrace Elvin, Charles, heraldic artist, agent to the Unity Fire Office, London street Elvin, James, and Son, coach builders, London street Emerson, Robert N., surgeon, Market-place Filbey, John, boot and shoe maker, Campin’s land Finch, J., and H. F., chemists and druggists, oil and colourmen, agents for the sale of Lowe’s Patent Manure, Farmer’s Insurance Office, Market-place Forby, John, grocer and draper, Market-place Fuller, John, farmer, Norwich road Gainsbury, Daniel, Royal Oak, and timber dealer, Castleacre street Gardiner, William V., brazier, coffee and eating house, Lynn street Goodrich, George, boot and shoe warehouse, Lynn street Goodrum, Anne, dressmaker and tailoress, London street Goose, Morris, painter and gilder, Lynn street Goose, Morris, and Barber, Robert, painters and gilders, Mangate street Greeves, Thomas, leather currier, London street Hall, Charles, butcher, Castleacre street Hall, William, baker, Lynn street Hammond, Robert, grocer, boot and shoe maker, Market-place Harper, Henry, cabinet-maker and upholsterer, London street Harrison, Elizabeth, milliner and dressmaker, Lynn street Hart, Joseph, baker, Castleacre street Harvey, Charlotte, fancy repository, Market-place Hewett, Elizabeth, boarding and day school for young ladies, London street Hewett, Miss Sarah, bookseller and stationer, London street Heyhoe, John, stone mason and builder, Station street Heyhoe, John James, stone and marble mason and builder, Market-place Heyhoe, Robert, plumber and glazier, London street Hook, John, baker, Castleacre street Howard, Henry, baker, Lynn street Howard, Mary Ann, clothier, Market-place Howarth, William, brewer and maltster, wine and spirit merchant, agent to the Equitable Fire office, Market-place Hubbard, Charlotte, Spread Eagle, London street Hudson, George, Black Horse inn, London street Ingram, Esther, hosier, Castleacre street Jackson, Robert, wheelwright and smith, London street Jarvis, William, basket maker, Market-place Jeary, John, farmer, the Pool Jeffrey, Charles, William, and Co., malsters, wine and spirit merchants, seed, corn, coal, and wool merchants, London street Jeffries, Henry, the Pool Johnson, James, tailor and draper, Market-place Johnson, Mary Ann, straw bonnet maker, Castleacre street Johnson, William, the Greyhound, Market-place Josh, Isaac, blacksmith, White Hart lane Kemble, Benjamin, gardener, Norwich road Kiddle, George, cabinet maker and upholsterer, Castleacre street Lack, John, artist, Market-place Lasscock, William, saddle and harness maker, Market-place Lindsay, Thomas, grocer and draper, Market-place Lack, William, saddle and harness maker, Agent for the Royal Exchange Fire and Life Assurance society, Market-place Loveless, Samuel, plumber, glazier, and painter, London street Lusher, Robert, the Sun, Lynn street Mace, Charles, dealer in tea, Station street Maddison, George, grocer and tallow chandler, Castleacre street Marcon, Andrew, solicitor, Market-place Marsh, Edward, boot and shoe maker, Market-place Martin, David William, ironmonger, china dealer, and leather cutter, Market-place Mason, George B., colonel in the army, White Hart lane Matthews, John, harness maker, Lynn street Matthews, Robert, tailor, Block street Mendham, Harriet and Elizabeth, straw bonnet makers and milliners, Market-place Mendham, James, plumber and glazier, Market-place Moore, Henry, grocer and draper, Market-place Morse, Arthur, brewer, Market-place Muffett, John, general shopkeeper, Market-place Muffett, Samuel, cabinet maker and carpenter, Market-place Naunton, Walter, confectioner, Market-place Nokes, William, commercial traveller, London street Nooks, Robert, tax gatherer, the Pool Oaks, Richard, builder, Market-place Overton, Elizabeth, dressmaker, London street Page, William, Crown Hotel commercial, family, and posting house, and farmer, Market-place Parson, William, gun maker and superintendent of the post-office, Market-place Perry, Mary, fancy repository, Mangate street Petch, Pooley, boot maker, London str. Philo, James, clerk to St. Peter’s, Block street Pilbeam, Thomas, grocer and draper, Market-place Pitcher, William, Horse and Groom, Lynn street Plowright, Henry, general and furnishing ironmonger, founder, &c., Market-place Plowright, S. S., boarding and day school for young ladies, London street Ponder, Nathaniel, shopkeeper, Lynn street Pope, William, drapery and shoe warehouse, Market-place Porter, James, boot maker, Albert terrace Powley, Benjamin, tailor and draper, Market-place Powley, Robert, tailor, London street Powley, Susan, milliner and mantle maker, Market-place Pratt, John, land surveyor and register office for servants, Market-place Pratt, Matthew, watch and clock maker, Market-place Pullock, Peter, registrar of births and deaths for the Saham Toney District, and relieving officer, London street Randall, Thomas, butcher, Market-place Reeve, Edmund, surgeon, London street Rolfe, William, music master, organist to the church, Mangate street Rose, Caleb Burrell, surgeon, Market-place Rose, John, Railway Tavern, Castle street Rust, James, chemist and druggist, Market-place Sands, William, builder, Lynn street Seaman, David, horsebreaker, Lynn str. Sear, Charles, White Lion, Castleacre street Selfe, Samuel, beer retailer, London str. Sewell, Robert, solicitor, Block street Smith, George, general dealer, London street Smith, George, baker, London street Smith, John, butcher, Market-place Smith, Robert, engineer and iron and brass founder, White Hart lane Smith, Robert, dealer in marine stores, Lynn street Smith, William and Frederic, painters, plumbers, and glaziers, Market-place Southwell, William C., manager of Gurney and Co.’s Bank, and agent for the Sun Fire and Life Office and General Hail Storm Assurance society, Bank, Market-place Spinks, John, shopkeeper, London street Steel, William, the Swan, Castleacre str. Sutton, James, baker and confectioner, Market-place Takes, Israel, temperance coffee and eating house, Lynn street Tennant, James, boot and shoe maker, Block street Thomas, Frederic John, surgeon, Castleacre street Trundle, James and Son, auctioneers and saddlers, Market-place Utting, Anne, milliner and straw bonnet maker, and has the full management of the Assembly Rooms and Shirehall, h Market-place Vince, Allen, shopkeeper and brick maker, London street Vince, Henry, market gardener, London street Vout, Henry, lodging house for travellers, Lynn street Wake, John, cattle dealer, London street Wales, Richard, George commercial hotel, Castleacre street Wales, Thomas, butcher, Market-place Walker, George, boot and shoe warehouse, Market-place Ward, William, the Fleece, Lynn street Watts, John, hairdresser, Market-place Wells, William C., printer, bookseller, and binder (book club), Market-place Wenham, James, watch and clock maker, jeweller, and silversmith, Market-place Wharton, William, hairdresser and fancy repository, Market-place Whitby, George, King’s Arms, Lynn str. Whithers, George, farmer, White Hart lane Wilkerson, Goss, fishmonger, Market-pl. place Winearls, William, solicitor, London str. Woods, Rev. William, Baptist minister, Station street Wright, John, baker, London street Wyatt, Joseph, commercial traveller, Market-place Wyers, Edward, boot maker, Campling lane Young, Job, umbrella maker, Lynn str. |
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