Post Office Directory of 1865.
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BRAMFORD is a parish, considerable village, and railway station, on
the Eastern Union Railway and navigable river Gipping, 70 � mile's from London,
2 � northwest from Ipswich, in Bosmere and Claydon hundred and union, Ipswich
county court district, rural deanery of Bosmere, archdeaconry of Suffolk, and
diocese of Norwich, East Suffolk. The church of St. Stephen, which is in the
course of entire restoration, is a neat building, in the Early English and
Decorated styles of architecture, with square tower and leaden spire. The living
is a vicarage, with the chapelry of Borstal, annexed, joint annual value �79,in
the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury, and held by Rev. Wm. John Picket
Bedford, M.A., of St. John's College, Cambridge. There is also a small
Independent chapel. The Hall, formerly the seat of the Acton family, belongs to
Rear Admiral Sir G. N. Broke-Middleton, Bart., C.B., but is now vacant: it is a
handsome brick-built mansion in the modern style, and with a good prospect.
W.Acton,in 1703,bequeathed to the poor of Bramford �200 for the purchase of
land, now consisting of a cottage and 14 acres of land, and let for �20 per
annum, for a quarterly distribution of bread and meat. Francis Broke left a
yearly modus of �5 for the benefit of the poor. The almshouses consist of three
tenements, occupied by six widows. The annual value of assessed property was
�3,881 15s. in 1846. Here is a common of 10 acres, and 10 acres in cottage
gardens. Rear-Admiral Sir George V. Broke Middleton, Bart., C.B., is lord of the
manor and owner of a large portion of the soil. George Thomas, Esq., is lord of
the manor of Lovetofts, in which stands The Hall, on the site of the ancient
seat of the Tibetots. Here is a paper mill, which employs part of the
population. There is a police station of the East Suffolk constabulary. Here are
chalk pits, and extensive manure and cement works. The soil is light; subsoil,
sand, and in places chalk. In 1861 the population was 1,019; area, 3,2226 acres.
Parish Clerk, Jeremiah Pallant.
POST OFFICE.�James King, receiver. Letters are received through Ipswich, arrive
at 7 a.m. Box closes at 6.30 p.m. The nearest money order office & post office
savings bank, is at Ipswich
INSURANCE AGENT.�Liverpool & London & Globe Fire & Life, William Valentine
Squirrell
East Suffolk Constabulary Police Station
National School,William Dye, master; Mrs. Dye, mistress
Eastern Union Railway Station, Richard Dalley, booking porter
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Bedford Rev. William John Picket, M.A. Vicarage
Catchpole Nathaniel, esq. White house, Whitton road
Leggatt John, esq
Leverett Mrs. The Grange
Mills John Hillam, esq. Hill house
Morgan, Miss
Mumford Robert William, esq
Wainwright Samuel, esq
Wood Mr. Richard Rudlnnd, Lovetofts
COMMERCIAL.
Bagley John, sen. blacksmith
Baxter Benjamin, grocer &c
Bowman Rachael (Mrs.), baker
Branford Benjamin, farmer
Bumstead Hy. market gardener & carter
Burch John, saddle & harness maker
Chamberlain James, boot & shoe maker
Chapman & Co. chemical manure manufacturers
Daines John, farmer, Dairy farm
Farrow it Co. roman cement & plaster of paris &. manufacturers; works & offices
at Ipswich, Yarmouth & Norwich
Fiske George, farmer, Thornbush
Goddard Ehenezer, tar distilling, naphtha & asphalte works; & Orwell Works road,
Ipswich
Hardy George, butcher
Hardy Pearl, Cock inn
Harrison Francis, carpenter & joiner
Haward Henry, farmer
Hitchcock Ebinezer (Mrs.), miller
Hughes Thomas, carpenter
James John, grocer, Whitton road
Jolley � (Mrs.), farmer, Bullen farm
King & Co. paper manufacturers
King James, wheelwright & blacksmith, & post office receiving house
Laws Samuel, bricklayer
Lewis Eliza (Sirs.), shopkeeper
Lewis Mary Ann (Mrs.), seminary
Lovely William, Crown inn, & nurseryman, Whitton road
Mackay John, nurseryman, florist & seedsman
Mays Thomas, boot & shoe maker
Morgan Margaret (Miss), ladies' boarding school, Pigeon Farm house
Mudd John, farmer, Tye farm
Mumford Robt. Wm. farmer, Grove house
Mumford William Arthur, farmer, Bullen Hall farm
Packard Edward & Co. Manufacturing chemists etc
Pallant Jeremiah, thatcher & parish clerk
Pallant Robert, bricklayer
Pallant Thomas, butcher & farmer
Palmer Henry, Angel inn, & maltster
Squirrell William Valentine, grocer & draper, & agent for the Liverpool & London
& Globe Fire & Life Insurance Company
Tolmash William, tailor
Wake Henry, farmer
Wood Jonathan, whitesmith, Whitton road
Woodward James, shopkeeper & dealer
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