Norfolk: Little Fransham

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

FRANSHAM, (LITTLE) a small village, on the Norwich and Lynn road, 6 miles E. by N. of Swaffham, and west of East Dereham, has in its parish 263 souls, and 1,031 acres of land, in the two manors of Barnes-on-the-Moor, and Sparham and Wilcox; the former, held by the Earl of Essex, and the latter by Mrs. Alpe; but part of the soil belongs to Money Griggs, Esq., and a few smaller owners. The old hall has a room, in which it is said Queen Elizabeth slept one night, in her tour through Norfolk, and near it are some foundations of Roman brick-work.

The Church (St. Mary,) is an ancient fabric without a steeple, containing a curious font, a piscina, and several memorials of the Alpe and other families. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the King's Book at £6. 8s. 4d., and now having 38A. of glebe, and a yearly rent of £314, awarded in 1838, in lieu of tithes. The Rev. A.W. Langton, A.M., is patron and incumbent.

The Fuel Allotment, awarded in 1807, is 11A. 2R., let for £16.

Directory:-

         Langton   Rev. Augustus   Rectory
                     Wenman, A.M.
 
         Carter    Rose            shopkeeper
         Lovitt    Richd.          wheelwright
         Mace      Thos.           blacksmith
         Powley    Abraham         vict., Crown Inn
         Perry     Wm.             shoemaker
         Seaman    Robert          farm steward, Hall
 
            farmers
 
         Buscall   John
         Doy       Thos.
         Powley    Peter           (owner)
         Spencer   Wm.
         Ward      David
 

See also the Little Fransham parish page.

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December 2001