Bedingfield in Kellys 1879 Directory.
Bedingfield is a village and parish 4 miles north west from Debenham, 8
miles north west from Framlingham and 4 south east from Eye station, in the
Eastern division of the county, Hoxne Hundred.
The church of St Mary is a fine ancient Gothic building. The register dates from
1538.
Parish Clerk, William Stringer.
Post Office, Francis Peck.
Assistant Overseer, Ambrose Everson.
National School, erected in 1876 upon ground contiguous to the church; Miss
Elizabeth Woods, mistress
Bedingfield Capt James RN, JP, Bedingfield house
Cracknell Syer
Shaw Rev Thornton Sutton MA, Rectory
Commercial
Clarke Edwin Cooper, farmer, Church farm
Cracknell Syer jun, miller & farmer, Rockery farm
Cracknell Thomas, farmer
Dearing Samuel, boot & shoe maker
Durrant John William, farmer
Edwards james Seaman, farmer, Flemings Hall
Everson Ambrose, farmer
Everson Edward, Red Lion
Fisk Benjamin, builder
Gillings Edgar, farmer
Harper David, farmer
Hewitt John, farmer
Jackson Samuel, machine owner
Johnson John Barker, farmer
Keen Charles, grocer
Madgett Stephen, farmer
Moore Fenn, farmer
Otway Robert, farmer
Patrick John, tailor
Peck Francis, wheelwright, & post office
Pyett Thomas, wheelwright
Shulver George, blacksmith