GENUKI: Norfolk: Swannington, Norfolk

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

SWANINGTON, a parish and scattered village, 3½ miles S.S.E. of Reepham, and 9 miles N.W. by W. of Norwich, is in St. Faith's union, Aylsham county court district, Norwich bankruptcy district, Eynsford hundred and petty sessional division, Reepham polling district of North Norfolk, Sparham rural deanery, and Norwich archdeaconry. It had 326 inhabitants in 1881, living on 1314 acres, and has a rateable value of £1864.

Mrs. Hastings Parker, of Dudwick House, Hevingham, owns a great part of the soil, and is lady of the manor, in which the fines are arbitrary. The Lawn, a neat mansion, having some beautiful stained glass in its windows, is the property and residence of F.J. Rogers, Esq. Thos. Cooke, Esq., Mrs. Symonds, and others have estates in this parish.

The CHURCH (St. Margaret) is in the Early English style, and comprises nave with aisles, chancel, porch, and square tower with three bells. The rectory, valued in the King's Book at £6 5s. 11d., is in the patronage of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and incumbency of the Rev. Frederick Hildyard, M.A., who has here a neat residence, 14 acres of glebe, and a yearly rent of £408 7s., awarded in 1841, in lieu of tithes.

The Poor's Land, left by John Carter in 1641, is 6 acres, let for £12. Stephen Sheering, in 1643, left a yearly rent-charge of £5 for the poor of Swanington, out of the King's Head and Boar's Head, in Bucklersbury, London.

The SCHOOL, erected in 1864, is supported by the rector. The Primitive Methodists have a chapel here, built in 1863.

POST OFFICE at Mr. R. Munford's. Letters arrive at 5.30 a.m., and are despatched at 5.5 p.m., viâ Norwich. There is also a Wall Box near the Church, cleared at 4.25 p.m. Reepham and Cawston are the nearest Money Order Offices.

         Allen     Alfred                shopkeeper
         Atkinson  Miss Alice            schoolmistress
         Chapman   James (Exors. of)     victualler, Black Horse
         Cooper    Robert Henry          fmr. Heath hs
         Grimer    John Leist            farmer, The Hall
         Hildyard  Rev. Frederick, M.A.  rector
         Middleton Harry Robert          blacksmith and wheelwright
         Munford   Robert                carter, lime burner and postmaster
         Pye       Miss Louisa           shopkeeper
         Rogers    Mr F.J.               The Lawn
         Rouse     Walter                carpenter
         Smith     James                 shopkeeper
         Smith     William               bootmaker
         Sparks    Daniel                wheelwright
         Spinks    Thomas                butcher
         Symonds   Mrs.                  farmer
         Wells     Jermyn                farmer

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