  Thetford is an ancient borough and market town, 31¼ miles S.W. from Norwich, 80 miles N.E. from London, by road, and 95¼ miles by rail. Part of the town is in Suffolk; it is well paved, and lighted with gas. The river is navigable, and great quantities of coal and timber are imported from Lynn; and corn, malt, wool, &c., are exported; but since the railway from Brandon to Norwich has been opened for the conveyance of merchandize, it has materially affected the navigation interest, and it is anticipated the railway conveyance will entirely supersede the water conveyance, although the corporation has been at a great expense in erecting locks, &c. The town has been gradually declining for many years, which is attributed mainly to the removal of the assizes from this borough to Norwich in 1833. The Norwich and Brandon railway passes through the northern side of the town; the station is at the northern part of the town. The market is held on Saturday for pedlary and small wares, but it is almost obsolete, merely being for butter, eggs, meat, and vegetables, and sometimes a few pigs. There are four large breweries in the town; a tanner’s, a fellmonger’s, and two brick and lime yards, a large paper-mill, (giving employment to a great many women), also a powerful water-mill (flour), several malting houses, bone-crushing and manure works, coach works, ropemaking, and an extensive iron foundry and agricultural implement manufactory, which is situated on the site of old St. Nicholas church, the last remains of that once noble edifice being now razed to the ground. Thetford formerly had twenty churches and eight monasteries, of which there are numerous ruins, and the surrounding country abounds with “barrows,” or “tumuli.” Out of twenty churches which originally stood here, three only now remain: the oldest, St. Mary’s, situated on the Suffolk side, is a large structure with thatched roof, a high square tower, built chiefly with flint, 6 bells and no spire; the interior is in good repair, has a chancel, aisles, and gallery; it contains several monuments, one of handsome marble, to the memory of Sir Rd. Fulmerston. The Duke of Norfolk is patron of the living, a perpetual curacy, enjoyed by the Rev. Wm. Collett. St. Peter’s is a handsome commodious building and lofty tower, built principally of flint, with various devices of the same material, inlaid with considerable taste. The tower and church were partly rebuilt in 1789. This is a rectory, united to the perpetual curacy of St. Cuthbert’s, also in the gift of the Duke of Norfolk: the Rev. E. H. Gibbon is the incumbent. St. Cuthbert’s church, situated near the market-place, has been restored. There is a large Wesleyan chapel, with a commodious gallery, a large Independent and also a Primitive Methodists’ chapel, and a meeting-house for Quakers, (the latter is very seldom used); also a Catholic chapel on the Suffolk side of the town. The Guildhall, where the quarter sessions are held for the borough, is situated in the centre of the town, overlooking the new market-place, which is enclosed by a neat iron railing. The Gaol, enlarged in 1816, is a neat stone building, but since the removal of the assizes to Norwich, in 1833, has been very little used. The fairs are held, May 14th, August 2nd and 16th, and September 26th. CLERGY, GENTRY, &c.Bidwell, Mrs. Mary Ann, Paddock Bullen, Mr. William, Magdalen street Burton, Miss Sarah, Great Magdalen street Cobb, Mrs. Sarah, White Hart street Cooper, Mrs. Caroline, King street Farrow, Miss Rose, King street Faux, Mr. Gregory, White Horse street Faux, Mrs. Susan, Wells street Gibbon, Rev. E. H., rector of St. Peter’s, and incumbent of St. Cuthbert’s Hill, Mrs. M., Guildhall street Hobbins, Mrs. Elizabeth, London road Hubert, Rev. Henry, rector, Santon with Downham, Wells street Jennings, Mr. Frederic, Market place Lloyd, Rev. Morgan, Independent Minister, Great Magdalen street Mann, Mr. T. W., Great Magdalen street Marsham, Miss Sophia, Gaol street Methold, Mrs., King street Moore, Rev. John, rector of Kilverstone, Wells street Norman, Mrs. Sarah, Ford street Palmer, Mr. Joseph, Magdalen street Palmer, Mrs. Mary Ann, London road Palmer, Mrs. Sarah, White Hart street Pollard, Mrs., London road Sansum, Mrs. Mary, Bury road Snare, Mrs. Louisa, Bury road Stokes, Mrs. Susan, Great Magdalen street Tabraham, Rev. Richard, Bury road Tyrrell, Mr. George, White Hart street Vantier, Mr. Edwin, White Hart street West, Miss Elizabeth, Guildhall street Wright, Mr. William, Earl’s street TRADES, PROFESSIONS, &c.Able, Samuel, saddle and harness maker, White Hart street Allison, William, tailor, White Hart street Atkins, William, cabinet maker, Earl’s lane Bailey, Henry Woodroffe, F.R.C.S.E., C.M., R.C.C., Guildhall street Barber, John Lee, merchant and maltster, Ford place Barnard, John, harness maker, Great Magdalen street Bartlett, Henry Albert, farmer, Brandon road Battell, John, carpenter and builder, Guildhall street Bennett, James, baker, St. Giles’s lane Bennett, William, Red Cow, Back street Best, H. W., surgeon, King street Betts, William, carpenter and joiner, Magdalen street Bibbry, William, baker, Great Magdalen street Bidwell, Leonard, brewer, Old Market street Bond, William, gun and pistol manufacturer, Market-place Booth, Richard, blacksmith, Back street Boyce, Henry, builder, Wells street Boyce, Luke, bricklayer, plasterer, and slater, Castle row Boyce, Thomas, plumber and glazier, King street Boyce, William, the Dolphin, and builder, Old Market street Brock, Ann, milliner and dress-maker, Earl’s lane Brown and Colby, furnishing ironmongers, Bridge street Brown, Peter, plumber and glazier, White Horse street Browne, William, shopkeeper, Gaol street Browne, William, pipe manufacturer, Croxton road Burgess, Elizabeth, shopkeeper, Magdalen street Burrell, Charles, engineer and millwright Campkin, Josiah, tailor and draper, White Hart street Canham, Robert, shopkeeper, Gaol street Carley, Philip, tailor, King street Carley, Robert, printer, stationer, bookseller, and bookbinder, King street Carr, George William, watch and clock maker, King street Carr, Isaac, boot and shoe maker, White Hart street Carter, John, Trowel and Hammer, Bury road Catton, Mary and Ann, china and glass warehouse, King street Challis, John, the Castle, Magdalen street Christopher, Benjamin, hair dresser, White Hart street Clarke, James, grocer and cooper, White Hart street Clarke, Robert Eagle, solicitor, Bridge street Clarke, William, corn, coal, and seed merchant, King street Clarke, William, Norwich carrier, Magdalen street Clarke, William, brazier, Great Magdalen street Codling, Mrs. R., milliner and dress-maker, Bury street Cole, William, King’s Head, White Hart street Cook, James, rope and twine manufacturer, Magdalen street Cook, John, dyer, Magdalen street Cooper, John W., Auctioneer, &c., Bury road Corrins, Henry, shopkeeper, Magdalen street Cracknell, Henry, the Chequers, King street Craske, Elizabeth, baker, Raymond street Cronshey, James, chemist and druggist, and artificial manure manufacturer, Bridge street Cross, Mary, ladies’ day school, Guildhall street Darsley, William, Green Dragon, Market-place Davey, Daniel, White Horse Inn, Ray-street Davy, James, surveyor, White Hart street Davy John, cabinet maker and joiner, Guildhall street Deeks, George, grocer and draper, White Hart street Diver, David, brazier, Gaol street Diver, John, ironmonger and gas fitter, Guildhall street Dickman, M. A., straw bonnet maker, White Hart street Dulley, Frances, grocer and draper, King street Edwards, James, confectioner and grocer, Wells street Edwards, Jeremiah, White Hart Inn, White Hart street Edwards, Robert, Bell Inn, Bridge street Edwards, Robert James, dealer in game, Bridge street Ellis, George, fishmonger, Great Magdalen street Ellis, Philip, tailor, Great Magdalen street Emms, Joseph, furniture broker, Great Magdalen street Esling, Henry, tailor, Guildhall street Farr, Alfred, printer, bookseller, and general stationer, King street Farrow, Benjamin, tailor, Earl’s street Feltham, Mrs. Mary, watch and clock maker, Market-place Fendick, Francis Edward, tailor, King street Fetch, Sarah, Victoria Shades, Nether road Fleet, James, bookseller and binder, Earl’s street Foulsham, Charles, baker, King street Fowell, Henry, dealer in tea and coffee, Earl’s street Foyson, Cornall, merchant, Ford place Foyson, James and Sons, maltsters and wool merchants, Bridge street, h King street Frost, Edward, tanner and wool merchant, Wells street Frost, Edward and Sons, tanners and felmongers, wool staplers, curriers, and leather merchants, White Hart street, and Tanners’ lane Frost, George, boot and shoe maker, Raymond street Gates, John Henry, English master at grammar school, London road Gill, Francis, shopkeeper, Old Market street Gill, Garner, merchant, Wells street Gill, John Willis, miller, Cage lane Gill, Robert, whitesmith and bell-hanger, Old Market street Gill, William, fishmonger and fruiterer, Guildhall street Godfrey, George, boat builder, &c., Bury road Golding, John, Railway Tavern, near the Station Gooch, William, shopkeeper, Back street Goodricks, Thomas George, boot and shoe maker, Guildhall street Greene, William, tailor, Earl’s street Gunstone, David, shopkeeper, Bury road Hammond, Sophia, grocer and draper, Great Magdalen street Hardy, Charles Wilmot, classical master at the grammar school, London road Harold, Mrs. Ann, baker, Guildhall street Harris, Henry, watch maker, jeweller, and silversmith, King street Harvey and Hudsons, bankers, Bridge street Harvey, James M., draper, &c., King street Harvey, William, brush and clog manufacturer, Great Magdalen street Hassam, John H., Excise officer, White Hart street Henley, Mrs., milliner and dress-maker, Magdalen street Hill, Charles, grocer, Magdalen street Hollingsworth, Richard, timber merchant, Magdalen street Houchen, John, solicitor, clerk of the peace, and agent to (Messrs. Oakes, Bevan, and Co., bankers, Bury Saint Edmund’s,) London road Howard, Jacob, boot and shoe maker and postmaster, Market-place Howard, Joseph, veterinary surgeon, Town street Howard, Maria, the Horse Shoes, Great Magdalen street Huggins, Charles, butcher, St. Cuthbert’s, Market-place Hunt, Edward, King’s Arms, King street Jackson, John, the Plough, Croxton road Jennings, Mr., farmer, Place farm, Mill lane Johnson, Henry, carpenter and builder, Market street Joslin, George, accountant, London road Juler, John, grocer and draper, Bridge street Kent, Robert, Coach and Horses, Mundford road King, Thomas, wheelwright, Back street Kingdon, George, grocer, Old Market place Leech, Mrs., dress and stay maker, Earl’s street Lock, Henry, the Star Inn, Bury road Lockwood, George, tobacconist, Earl’s street Mackenzie, G. W., surgeon, Bury road Mann, Thomas, boot and shoe maker, Market-place Matthew, William G., tailor, Raymond st. Matthews, Miss S., milliner and dress maker, Raymond street Moore, Henry, Half Moon, Mundford road Munn, Richard, Winchester and Co., paper manufacturers, Mill lane Musk, Thomas, Three Hoops, Magdalen street Neobard, John, and Son, wine merchants, London road Nye, Charles, dispensing chemist, King street Oakes, Bevan, Moor, and Co., bankers, Bridge street Oldman, John and S., cabinet makers, upholsterers, auctioneers and woollen repository, King street Palmer, Alfred, coach builder, London road Palmer, James, bricklayer, Great Magdalen street Palmer, John, baker, White Hart street Peachey, Samuel, accountant, Church street Peacock, William, draper, King street Peak, Lewis, supervisor, Magdalen street Pechey, Joseph, boot and shoe maker, Great Magdalen street Pechey, William, accountant, Bridge street Peck, Edward, stone and marble mason, London road Peck, Sarah Ann, milliner and dress maker, London road Petteny, William, the Spread Eagle, Old Market street Plumpton, Mary Ann, Anchor Hotel, Bridge street Pollard, Alfred, boot and shoe maker, Bridge street Pratt, Sarah, confectioner, King street Pretty, Elizabeth, plumber and glazier, Guildhall street Puttick, Henry, day classical academy, Magdalen street Reeder, Robert, Golden Horse Shoe, Back street Reeve, Henry, carrier, Earl’s lane Reynolds, John, basket maker, Wells street Reynolds, Robert, bird preserver, Bridge street Richardson, Thomas, agent for Harvey and Hudson, bankers Ripper, William, Engine and Tender, Mundford road Rogers, Wallis, grocer and draper, Market-place Rumblow, George, foreman to paper mills, Mill lane Sakens, Elizabeth, straw bonnet maker, Magdalen street Salter, W. P., farmer, Abbey farm Scales, Mary, fancy repository, White Hart street Scott, Emma, draper, King street Sharp, William, stone and marble mason, Guildhall street Shaw, Robert, gardener and seedsman, Great Magdalen street Skippins, Charles, currier and leather cutter Slipper, James, boot and shoe maker, Guildhall street Smart, Charles, ironmonger, King street Smith, Dennis, registrar of births, deaths, and marriages, Guildhall street Smith, John, carpenter and builder, Back street Snare, Rebecca, shopkeeper, Bury road Snare, Susan, milliner and dress maker, Mill lane Spalding, John, licensed brewer, Bury road Sparrow, Sarah, shopkeeper, Garden place Spendlove, Hannah, watch and clock maker, Bridge street Spendlove, Robert, Dog and Partridge, Guildhall street Steward, Stephen, Fleece Inn, Croxton road Stokes, Joseph, cork manufacturer, Guildhall street Stone, Mary, carrier to Bury, Back street Tingay, Samuel, shopkeeper, Tavern lane Tompson, George, timber merchant, Magdalen street Towell, William, tailor, Magdalen street Trail, William, accountant, Magdalen street Traise, Edward, baker, Guildhall street Tudd, Henry, hair dresser, Magdalen str. Tunney, John, saddle and harness maker, rope and twine maker, Bridge street Tyler, Charles Dewing, Red Lion inn, Market-place Tyrrell, John, Black Horse, Great Magdalen street Tyrrell, Henry Robert, maltster and farmer, White Hart street Ward, George, baker, Great Magdalen street Watson, Cornelius, butcher, Back street Webb, Richard, baker, White Hart street West, John, veterinary surgeon, Market-place West, William, boot and shoe maker, leather seller, agent to the Fire and Life Insurance Office, Guildhall street Whistler, William, game dealer, and sheriffs’ officer, King street Whiterod, Robert, boot and shoe maker, Guildhall street Wilson, Philip, hair dresser, Magdalen street Woolsey, Abraham, Albion inn, Magdalen street Woolsey, William, George inn, Back street Wright, George, plumber and glazier, Great Magdalen street Youngs, Thomas, the Angel, Guildhall street |
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