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William White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk 1845
[Transcription copyright © Pat Newby]THORNAGE, a pleasant village, 2½ miles S.W. of Holt, has in its parish 325 souls, and 1338A. 2R. 21P. of land, of which 1088 acres are arable.
Lord Hastings owns most of the soil, and is lord of the manor and patron of the Church, which has a nave, chancel, tower, and north porch. The rectory, valued in the King's Book at £6. 18s. 4d., and in 1831, at £480, with that of Brinton annexed to it, is in the incumbency of the Rev. Augustus Dashwood, who has here 35A. 1R. 1P. of glebe, and a good residence. The tithes of Thornage were commuted, in 1839, for £248. 10s. per annum.
The communion plate is very ancient, and the cup is inscribed, "was the gyfte of John Butts (or Butes,) and Margaret, his wyfe - 1456." His family were long possessed of the manor; and one of them, Henry Butts, D.D., was vice-chancellor of Oxford University in 1629, but was found, soon afterwards, "hanging in his garters, in his own chamber." He was son of Sir Wm. Butts, physician in ordinary to Henry VIII.
Clare Joseph bricklayer Cook Wm. & R. millers (& Glandford) Dashwood Rev Augustus Rectory Drew George grocer and draper Edmunds James beerseller Hunter Thomas tailor Ives Robert butcher Mann John iron and brass founder, and agricultural machine maker Murrell Mrs Jane Newman Peter cattle dealer Pye Wm. baker and flour dealer Southgate Thomas blacksmith Strutt Zanga shopkeper Williams Joshua joiner and vict., Black Boy FARMERS. Shoemakers. Burrell Hy. Hall Cushing John Davy Jonathan Ives Wm. Groom Wm. Williams John Sheringham Valentine Yarham John Daniel Williams Thos.
See also the Thornage parish page.
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March 2006