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An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Clackclose Hundred and Half Denver DENVER, Called in Domesday-Book Danefella and Danefala, seated in a valley by the water. Here were two lordships, one of which (afterwards … was ancestor of the family, who took their name, according to the custom of that age, from this town. Osbert de …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Clackclose Hundred and Half Fincham FINCHAM. This town, at the grand survey, was … in the chancel before the image of St. Martin; and leaves money to Nich. Fincham to sing for his soul one whole year. … this, is an inarched monument of stone: in this arch is a raised tomb about 2 feet from the ground; on each side of …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Clackclose Hundred and Half Fordham FORDHAM. This village lies east of the great Ouse, and north of the river Wissey; and here is a causeway over a fenny ground to Helgay, often overflowed, but fordable; from whence, it is …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Clackclose Hundred and Half Foston FOSTON. There are now only 2 or 3 cottages, … or houses, standing of this village, on the London road to Lynn, called Foston-Gap: in Domesday Book, it is wrote … as free to be seized on, not being church lands, and was ready to prove it by battle, ordeal, or any other legal …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Clackclose Hundred and Half Hilgey HILGEY Is a village on a hill, (surrounded with water and fens,) on the south side of the river Wissey, near its fall into the … of Henry VI. the issues and profits of this manor amounted to 124 l. 16 s. as stated by John Bexwell, Esq. steward to …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Clackclose Hundred and Half Marham MARHAM, So called, from a large marsh or moor lying near to it, which being often overflowed, appears as a meer. The … of Bekeswell, and for this grant Bekeswell was to pay to Belet 100 marks. In the 3d of Edward I. William Belet, …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Clackclose Hundred and Half Shouldham SHOULDHAM. So called from a shallow little … of bees, with the moiety of a fishery. Two socmen belonged to it with 10 acres, valued then at 60 s. at the survey at 40 … that whereas formerly the house of Shouldham was wont to pay to that of Castleacre, the yearly rent of 4 l. 13 s. 4 d. …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Clackclose Hundred and Half South-Rungton SOUTH-RUNGTON. This village is … called Rungton-Holme, and South-Rungton: it was given to the abbot and convent of Bury St. Edmund's, by Alfrick … 6 1419, John Seman, by the abbot, &c.; he was obliged to pay Haryng a pension of seven marks per ann. during his life. …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Clackclose Hundred and Half Stow-Bardolph STOW-BARDOLPH. On the deposition of … William I. granted it with many other towns of that lord, to Hermerus de Ferrers. Before the conquest there were three … resurrection, The trump shall sound, and the dead shall be raised. Against the south wall is a neat altar monument of …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Clackclose Hundred and Half Stradset STRADSET. This town stands in a great valley, which Strath is said to signify; and several places in Scotland take their names … and in England, Stradshall, Stradbrook in Suffolk, &c. At the survey, Fulber held 2 carucates of land of Hermerus de …