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An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Hundred of South Greenhoe East-Bradenham EAST-BRADENHAM. This village lies at the north-east angle of the hundred, and adjoining to the hundred of Mitford. In the Conqueror's survey it is called Bradeham: …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Hundred of South Greenhoe Fouldon FOULDON, At the great survey this … to livings, insomuch that a petition was made by the commons in parliament, 21st of Edward III. that all alien … successours a new messuage, (likely the present vicar's house,) which he bought of Nicholas Blok in Fouldon, in …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Hundred of South Greenhoe Goodeston GOODESTON, In Domesday Book, occurs by the name of Godestuna, that is, a town seated by a good Ea, or water, … annual rents, days works, and two parts of the mansion-house being excepted to the abbey; after this, in 1354, on …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Hundred of South Greenhoe Great-Cressingham GREAT-CRESSINGHAM. This … 1 In Domesday Book it is accounted for, under the lands of William Bishop of Thetford; 2 (the see being not then removed to Norwich;) …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Hundred of South Greenhoe Hilburgh HILBURGH. This village is called … Hildeburhwella in the survey, being seated on the decline of a hill in a springy ground, being sometimes wrote … time of the Rebellion, and were afterwards found in the house of a tinker at Swaffham by the Rev. Mr. Wace, then …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Hundred of South Greenhoe Holm-Hale HOLM-HALE. In ancient writings … but two distinct villages, and occur by the names of South-Holm juxta Hale, and Hale, or Hill-Hale; and on the … specified in the deed; the master and fellows of that house being for ever to pray specially, and to celebrate an …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Hundred of South Greenhoe Langford LANGFORD. This town has its name … said year the same grant, and gave the tithe of his manor-house here, and at Bodney, Wyke's, and Naketon, to the said … and fishery, at 36 s. 4 d. Here is now only the manor-house standing, a large good building of brick, and now …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Hundred of South Greenhoe Little-Cressingham LITTLE-CRESSINGHAM. At … Long-Stratton, and is now in the Rev. Mr. Brundish. Hopton-House Manor. About a mile south of the village, in this parish, stands a farmhouse called Hopton-house. King John, in the beginning of his reign, gave to …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Hundred of South Greenhoe Narburgh NARBURGH, Is so called from its … by their own standard, with the ensign of their father's house, Numbers, Chap. X. from whence it is observable there … and 8 wide; the churchyard contains 2 acres, the vicarage-house joins to the south side of the churchyard, and hath …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Hundred of South Greenhoe Narford NARFORD. This village takes its … and Sawtrey, 4 messuages, 6 tofts, a watermill, dove-house, 2 gardens, 600 acres of land, 30 of meadow, 100 of … possessed by Robert Hogan after the dissolution of that house, and in the 7th of James I. by Robert Angel and John …