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~riginal Saxon settlement of the Buntings, by which last houses and a small W esleyan chapel. There are also a name the lowest part of the village is still known. The considerable number of houses along the Sams cut, in Wesleyan chapel, erected in 1831, is an edifice chiefly of the south-western division of the fen, amounting to a 'flint ; the Primitive Methodist chapel, erected in 1866, is hamlet and generally known as Poppylot (originally spelt of brick and stone. A cemetery of about 4~ acres was Poplot or Powplot); a road, constructed through this ~pened in May, 1902, at a cost of [450, and is under the district from Feltwell to Southery, was opened in 1881. -control of the Parish Council. Batchcroft's and other Parish Clerk & Sexton, Harry John Boldry. oeh~rities amount to £30 yearly, and Miss Clough's dole Post, M. 0. & T. 0., T. M. 0., E. D., S. B. & A. & I. to £xo yearly. There are six almshouses, built in ~88o Office.-Augustus Carr, sub-postmaster. Letters "by Mr. W. J. Coote, who left the rent of one dwellmg­ arrive by mail cart from Brandon S.O. at 4·40 a.m. 'house for keeping them in good repair. A sub-branch of & from Stoke Ferry S.O. at 3.15 p.m.; delivered at 7 Gurney's .Bank (now Barclay & Ch. Limited), at , a.m. & 3.20 p.m.; dispatched at 9.30 a.m. & 7·45 p.m. is open here every Monday. A new county police sta. Wall Letter Box cleared at 8.45 a.m. & 6.40 p.m.; sun. "tion with court room attached was erected in 1901, and 8.45 a.m. Pillar Letter Box, Stoke road, 9·45 a.m. & the petty sessions for the division of Grimshoe, formerly 6 p.m. Wall Letter Box, Hythe, 8.15 a.m. & 6 p.m. held at Mundford, are now held here. St. George's hall, No sunday collection erected in 1893, is used for public entertainments, and Schools:- will seat about 500 persons. A flourishing market for Non-provided Church School, erected in 1858 & since en­ -cattle and corn is held here on Mondays and a fair for larged to hold 200 children; average attendance 180; cattle is held on April 23rd. The War:ren, which formerly Robert Edward Melbourn, master; infant school, with -covered r,5oo acres, is now under cultivation, to the extent 70 children; average attendance, 6o ; Mrs. Ellen E. -of about one-half, th~ remainder being used as a sheep- Melbourn, mistress walk and rabbit warren. Near the north gate of the Carriers to Brandon (pass through). J. Cri!!p & Son, churchyard is the shell of a Jacobean mansion of three from , mon. wed. & fri.; Salmon, from 'floors, with an interesting gable built in chequer work of Stoke Ferry, mon. wed. & fri . red brick, flint, and freestone. The square blocks of stone were evidently cut from the last remnants of the casing COUNfl'Y MAGISTRATES FOR THE PETTY '()f the de Warenne residence, the brick portions having SESSIONAL DIVISION OF GRIMSHOE. served to build the present church. This Jacobean man- Upcher Henry Morris esq. East hall, Feltwell, Brandon, -sion wss formerly the residence of the Peck family, of chairman 'Samford Hall, Essex, Wood Palling, Norfolk and Meth- Amherst of Hackney Lord, D.L. Didlington hall, Brandon -wold, and their arms on a chevron gules, between 3 Burrell Charles esq. Shrublands, Thetford -crosses or, pattees, 2 lances in saltier-appear near the Campbell Henry A. esq. Lynford hall, Mundford R.S.O top of the gable carved in stone, and framed in moulded Carter John Burroughes esq. Manor house, Northwold brick work. This house has been modified and adapted Mack Hugh Paston esq. Northwold lodge, Brandon for a parish room. The Crown, in right of the Duchy o£ Mackenzie Col. Edwd.PhilippeD.L.Downham hall,Brandon Lancaster, is owner of +.he manor and principal land- Newcome Edward Cyril esq. Feltwell hall, Brandon owner. The soil is a mixture of fen peat, light loam, Newcome Francis d'Arcy William Clough esq. Thurston "!Endy and strong gault; subsoil, chalk and sand. The lodge, Bury, Suffolk . 1!hief crops are wheat, barley, oats and turnips. The Clerk to the Magistrates, Robert Sewell, Swaffham -area is 13,341 acres of land and 29 of water; rateable Petty Sessions are held at the County Police station the value, £6,003; the population in 1901 was, in first tuesday in every month at II a. m. The following "High town, 826; in Hythe, 172; and on the Fen, 256; places are included in the petty sessional division:- total, 1,254. Buckenham Tofts, Colveston Cranwich, Croxton, Felt- Methwold Hythe, anciently called Ottering-Hythe, 1! well, Hockwold-cum-Wilton, Ickborough, Lynfard, miles west-by-north of the town, is part of the parish and Methwold, Mundford, Northwold, Santon, Stamford, -consists of a few farmhouses, some cottages, two public- Sturston, Weeting ~ PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Boldry Harry John, ironmonger & Hewett Charles Young, auctioneer & lJolton Rev. Richard (Prim. Meth) cycle agent estate agent; & at Eastmoor Bound Harry Joseph, Holmleigh Boldry Thos.Curry,bldr.& wheelwright Hodson James, farm bailiff (under Ooote Miss Boyce Victoria D. E. (Mrs.), Bell hotel Duchy of Lancaster), Catsholme Hall Rev. J. Frederick (Wesleyan), Brown Hubert Edwd. poultry farmer Hodson Samuel, farmer, White Plot· The Manse Buttifant Jasiah Frederick, chemist farm, Hythe . King Miss Carr Au~ustus, watch repairer, ,&; Howes Arthur W. beer retailer Lister Mrs. Cross Hill house Post office Howes Robert, builder Mathew Henry, Thrue Hill house; & Carter John, householder Jackson Robert, grocer 12 Collingham pi. Sth. Kensington Catling Henry, steward to Duchy of Kirk Oath. Louisa (Mrs.), Globe P.H Matravers Rev. Ernest Edward M.A. Lancashire, Five Mile farm Lambert & Son, carriage builders; & (diocesan inspector of schools), The Coates John & ~on,carpenters & joinrs at Thetford Vicarage Coates Edward, insurance agent, near List er John, farm bailiff to Mr. Chas. llichardson John ThGimss, Woodlands Crown hill Frederick Robinson, Larman's fen Rodet Miss, Homeleigh Coates Elizh. (Miss), assistant oversr Maggs John Henry, farmer, Hemp- Raoke Clement George Turner Constable Phillips, farmer, Hythe lash farm, Hythe 'Shields Arthur William Constable William John,farmer, Hythe Manning John, shoe maker Swain John William County Police Station (Sergeant Jas. Melbourn Robert• Edward, schoolmstr Theobald Joseph, Red house Wiseman) Melior Wilfred A. solicitor Theobald JoseJ:!h Last, Red home Cowlishaw & Som, ironmongers, Miller Henry, baker, The Pit Whitmore Capt. Geo. F. Glebe house engineers & cycle & implement agts Neville George, farmer, Hill house Whitmore William Fendick John Foekes, farmer, Abbey Parrott Fdk. Wm. farmer,Brandon rd Wortley Henry Capp farm, Hythe Payne Robert, farmer; & at Mundfrd Fendick John, Mill house Pearmain Perry, baker ,&; shopkeeper COHVBRCIAL. Fison George, boot & shoe maker Pocock Thomas Wm. fruit grower Adcock Theop_hilus, watch & clock Flatt Alfred, farmer Pooley William, Chequers P.H repairer Flatt John, beer retailer, Hythe Read Alfred George, George inn .Allen Jacob, baker & mUier Flatt Robert, householder Rolfe John, chimney sweeper Ansell Arthur, fruit grower Flatt Robt. Wright, statnr. & clothier Rolfe John, umbrella maker Archer Erntst George, surgeon; & at Ford W. & Son, coal dealers St. George's Hall (Robt. K. Goodrioh, Feltwell Fox Charles, farmer, Old Hall farm proprietor) A.rrnstrong John, ehopkeeper Freund Herman, fruit grower Smith Robert, Green Man P.H. & Aspin James, fishmonger Frostick Edward, fruit grower builder, Hythe ·Baker Martha (Mrs.), shopkeeper Fuller & Son, carters Spencer Henry, householder J3alaam Fredk. Swan inn & farmer Goodrich Rt. King, fruit grower, Spinks Ernest William, butcher Baldry Wm. Ashley, carpenter & buildr Brook glen Spinks John William, butcher; & at 'Barclay & Co. TJmited (sub-branch), Griffin Jt,rederick Caney, farm bailiff Northwold bankers (C. F. HaDs, agent), open to E. C. Newcome esq. J.P Storey Matt. farmer, Lancaster park mon. 12 to 3; draw on head office, Hall John T. hay & straw dealer & Taylor Jacob, blacksmith & fatmer S4 Lombard stt-eet, London E 0 threshing machine proprietor Taylor John, farm bailiff to William 'Barker George, baker & confectioner Harrod Hannah (Miss), shopkeeper Little Luddington esq. J.P l3arnes John William, farmer, Hythe Harrod Robert, farmer, Hythe Theobald Joseph Last, miller (wind) & 1Uunderfield Arth. Thomas, Cock inn Harrod Sarah Ann (Mrs.), shopkeeper farmer 'Boldry Evan & Son, blaoksmith1 Hart Arthur, draper & grocer Thornhill Thomas, farmer & cattle dlr