Post Office Directory of 1865.
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BUXHALL is a parish and small village, 3 ½ miles west-by-south-west
from Stowmarket station, and 84 from London, in Stow hundred, union, county
court district and rural deanery, Suffolk archdeaconry, Norwich diocese, West
Suffolk. The church of St. Mary is a very ancient edifice, built principally of
flintstone: it consists of nave, chancel, and massive square tower, supported by
buttresses: there are 5 bells, a very ancient stone font, and several monumental
slabs to the Copinger and Hill families. The register dates from 1558. The
living is a rectory, the tithes commuted at £680, with residence, in the gift
of, and held by, the Rev. Copinger Hill, M. A., rural dean. Here is a Parochial
school, supported by the rector. The Rev. Copinger Hill, M.A. (who is lord of
the manor), R. 0. Fuller, Esq., Capt. Garnham, Mrs. Bennet, and Mr. Thos. Steam
are the principal landowners. The soil is of a mixed nature, but in most parts a
stiff clay. There are a few small charities. The parish contains 2,120 acres,
and had a population in 1861 of 536.
Parish Clerk, Robert Durrant.
POST OFFICE.—Thomas Richer, receiver. Letters from Stowmarket by foot post
arrive at 8 a.m. & dispatched at 6 p.m. except on Sundays, when the dispatch is
at 11 a.m. The nearest money order office is at Stowmarket
Parochial School, Mrs. Sarah Jane Fuller, mistress
Fuller Morgan, esq. Whalebone cottage
Fuller Robt. Osborne,esq.Whalebone cot
Garnham Capt. John, J.P. The Vale
Hill Rev. Copinger, M.A., J.P. Rectory
Hill Rev. Henry [curate]. The Cottage
Oakes Hervey Aston, esq. Buxhall lodge
COMMERCIAL.
Barnes Elizabeth (Mrs.), farmer
Boulter William, farmer, Maypole farm
Bradbrook Esther (Mrs.), landowner & farmer
Brand Joseph, farmer, Cockerell hall
Carter Robert, farmer, Ivetree
Clover Isaac, miller, Buxhall mill
Dykes James, farmer
Gage George, butcher
Harvey Walter, shopkeeper
Harvey William, shoe maker
Howe Thomas, farmer
Kemball William, farmer & maltster
Madewell Reeve, farmer
Melton Frederick Rands, farmer
Pettet Robert, farmer
Purr James, blacksmith
Pyke Ann (Mrs.), farmer
Richer Thomas, wheelwright & shopkeeper
Stearn Thomas, landowner & farmer