Norfolk: Banningham

William White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk 1845

[Transcription copyright © Richard Johns]

BANNINGHAM, a village and parish, 2½ miles N.E. of Aylsham, has 329 souls, and 908 acres of fertile land, belonging to various owners. W.H. Windham, Esq., is lord of the manor.

The Church (St. Botolph) has a square tower, with only one bell, the other two being sold in 1808, towards paying the expense of re-leading the nave. It has some remains of ancient stained glass, and is about to be re-pewed. The rectory, valued in the King's Book at £10. 5s. 10d., has 17A. of glebe, and a yearly rent of £383, awarded, in 1842, in lieu of tithes. S. Bignold, Esq., is patron, and the Rev. Wm. Jex Blake, of Lammas, incumbent.

Here is a Primitive Methodist Chapel, built in 1828.

The poor have £4. 10s. a year from 30A. of land, left, in 1723, by the Rev. Samuel Wanley, who gave the rectory house, garden, &c., for the use of the succeeding rectors. The poor have also 30s. a year, from 3 roods, called the Labourers' Pightle.

           Blyth     Rev Wm.            curate, Rectory
           Frost     Wm.                brick and tile maker
           Frostick  James Burton       carrier and vict. Crown
           Goose     John               vict. Bridge Inn
           Hall      Mrs Martha
           Heigham   Charles            corn miller
           Moore     Jane               National School
           Newstead  Nathl.             wheelwright
 
              FARMERS.                     Blacksmiths.
           (* are Owners.)
           Bensley   John               Cannell  Francis
           Bowles    Barnd. W.          Eastoe   Wm.
         * Elden     Wm. B.
           Fairman   John                  Shoemakers.
           Frostick  John
           Palmer    John               Eastoe   Nathl.
         * Rump      Ann                Lambert  Joseph
           Rump      William Elden
         * Sharpin   John                  Shopkeepers.
           Shepherd  Robert           
           Smith     Charles            Hubbard  Edwd.
         * Spink     Thomas             Scottow  Peter
 

See also the Banningham parish page.

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January 1999