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An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Hundred of Shropham THE HUNDRED OF SHROPHAM. This hundred is bounded … reserving an annuity of 50 l. a year to be paid in his house at Tunnegate Green in Topcroft, where he had a good … in Norfolk, gave a rood of ground, and built an alms-house thereon, over the door of which his arms still remain. …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Hundred of Shropham Atleburgh ATLEBURGH. This place without doubt … of the Earl Warren at 6 fees, and had a capital manor-house and 243 acres of land adjoining, a wood of 469 acres, a … have had, the superiour jurisdiction over all the commons, wastes, heaths, and marshes, together with the …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Hundred of Shropham Besthorp BESTHORP. This village is called in … be patrons of the vicarage; 4 the vicars were to have the house and lands belonging to the rectory, and all other … to his convent, but the vicar hath the parsonage-house, and 28 acres of glebe, and receives the moiety of the …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Hundred of Shropham Bretenham BRETENHAM. The manor and advowson was … of which I have not met with. The Church and parsonage-house were burnt down in 1693: the nave was rebuilt, but the … his honour of Albemarle, at half a fee, one capital manor-house, 80 acres of land, one piece of meadow, and six acres …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Hundred of Shropham Bridgham BRIDGHAM Was so called from the bridge, … VIII. At the time of Norwich Domesday, the rector had a house and 50 acres of land, and now he hath a house by the north corner of the churchyard; but there …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Hundred of Shropham Eccles ECCLES Is bounded on the east by Wilby, on … is no leet fec or common fine, and it gives no dower. The Commons belonging to this town are these, the Wroo, Rowse … at 338 l. 10 s. to the land tax. There is a rectory-house, which was built (according to report) by Bishop Nix, …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Hundred of Shropham Great Elingham GREAT ELINGHAM. This town was in … of Norwich, the present lord, who now dwells in the manor-house called Ellingham Hall. The Customs of this manor are, … and they at their foundation got it appropriated to their house, by bull from Pope John XXIII. dated at Rome in June …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Hundred of Shropham Harpham HARPHAM This town never had but one … all agreed to remove the chantry to Brusyerd, to the manor-house called Rokhalle, where the chaplains did, and do now, … s. 3 d. synodals, and 3 s. procurations. It hath a rectory-house, and 30 acres, 2 roods, and an half of glebe. 12 In the …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Hundred of Shropham Hocham HOCHAM. Hocham, [hoc-ham], or, the town in … to Richard Prior of the monks at Thetford, to which house it was soon after appropriated, and a vicarage … Hyde to the vicarage, who was the last presented by that house. 1554, 25 Febr. George Halstede, priest. Thomas Duke of …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Hundred of Shropham Illington ILLINGTON. Illinketune, Ilsingtune, or … of Norfolk, and deanery of Rockland. It hath a rectory-house and glebe, and was valued at 6 l. 19 s. 2 d. in the … of a knight's fee, which was either given or sold to that house by Henry de Esthall, before 1291, for then the Abbot …