GENUKI: Norfolk: Holme Hale, Norfolk

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William White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk 1883

HOLME-HALE is a scattered village and parish, chiefly on a bold acclivity, above the small river Wissey, 5 miles E. by S. of Swaffham. It is in Swaffham union, South Greenhoe hundred, and petty sessional division, Swaffham county court district, Lynn bankruptcy district, Swaffham polling district of West Norfolk, North division of Cranwich rural deanery, and Norfolk archdeaconry.

It had 411 inhabitants in 1881, living on 2601 acres, and has a rateable value of £3981. The parish partly belongs to Captain H.S. Adlington, who is lord of the manor, R.H. Mason, Esq., Mrs. Elizabeth Fisher, Jonathan Farrow, Esq., and William Baker, Esq. There is a small rectorial manor.

The CHURCH (St. Andrew) is of mixed architecture, principally Perpendicular. The tower was commenced temp. Richard III. It has a large nave, small chancel, north aisle and porch, vestry, and square tower with six bells, and contains an organ, and had two fine brasses to Sir Edmund Illey and William Curteys, but these were stolen many years ago. The chancel has an open timber roof, and is separated from the nave by a good Perpendicular screen. In 1868 the church was thoroughly restored, new roof on north aisle, roof of nave repaired, reseated, and a new floor. In 1826, the sexton found in the churchyard six base groats of Henry VIII., enclosed in a woollen cloth, which crumbled to pieces on being touched.

The rectory, valued in the King's Book at £12 16s. 5d., is in the incumbency of the Rev. Henry Milne, M.A., who has 55A. 3R. 32P. of glebe, a good residence, rebuilt in 1846, and a yearly rent-charge of £572, awarded in 1839 in lieu of tithes.

Here is a NATIONAL SCHOOL. The Primitive Methodists have a small chapel here.

The Town Lands were exchanged at the enclosure in 1804, for a house and 46A. 1R. 38P., let for £70 a year. In 1880 the Charity Commissioners issued a scheme by which a sum not exceeding in any one year £20 may be given to the maintenance of public worship in lieu of church rates. £7 5s. is given to coal fund from the estate by direction of the Charity Commissioners. The Widows' Pightle is let for £2 a year. The Fuel Allotment, 22A. 1R. 9P., was awarded at the enclosure, and is let to poor parishioners at the rate of 20s. an acre. The rents are returned to the poor inhabitants in coal during the winter.

POST OFFICE at Mr. John Arthurton's. Letters through Thetford arrive at 8.45 A.M., despatched at 4.45 p.m.; Sundays despatched at 9.30 a.m. Bradenham is the nearest Money Order Office; the nearest Telegraph Office is 6 miles distant.

         Adcock       Henry              farmer
         Adlington    Capt. Henry
                        Smith, J.P.      The Hall
         Allingham    Fred. Chas.        vict. Red Lion
         Andrews      George             farmer, Hill farm
         Andrews      Thomas             farmer
         Arthurton    John               grocer, draper and postmaster
         Baker        William            farmer
         Baker        Mr William Gibson
         Badley       exors. of late
                        George Martin    farmers      [see note below]
         Barrett      Robert             farmer, Town farm
         Barcham      William            farmer and cattle dealer,
                                           Ernford house
         Copsey       James              farmer and freeholder
         Daynes       Geo.               farm bailiff [see note below]
         Dewing       Mrs
         Ford         Mr George Charles
         Gainsborough Mrs Ann            cottager
         Heyhoe       George             farmer, Elm farm
         Hunt         Charles            beerhouse
         Lock         James Edwards      farmer, Cutbush
         Milne        Rev. Henry,
                        M.A., J.P.       The Rectory
         Oldfield     John               beerhouse
         Oxborough    William            shopkeeper
         Payne        James              blacksmith
         Powell       Arthur Ernest      surgeon, farmer, and landowner,
                                           Bury hall
         Regestir     Saml. Gibbons      vict. Railway Inn
         Regestir     Thos.              baker & coal merchant
         Spencer      William            farmer
         Secker       Thomas             parish clerk
         Swan         Mrs Fanny Elise    Natnl. schlmts
         Swan         Jas.               assist. overseer, poors and highway
                                           rate collector, and assessor and
                                           collector of taxes

RAILWAY STATION - Geo. Smith, colltr

Note: in the original this is:
Badley exors. of late George Martin,
farmers, Geo. Daynes, farm bailiff

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