Post Office Directory of 1865.
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LAXFIELD is a large parish, in Hoxne hundred, union and rural
deanery, county court district of Framlingham, Suffolk archdeaconry, Norwich
diocese, East Suffolk, 9 miles north-west from Harleston Railway station, 26
from Ipswich, 6 north from Framlingham (its post town), and 4 from Stradbroke,
situated near the river Blythe. The church of All Saints is a fine handsome
building, with large square tower, surmounted by pinnacles, with a clock, and 6
bells: the interior has lofty nave, with wide span, and the roof is finely
ribbed: the windows are of stained glass, and it has also a very large antique
font. The parish register dates from 1579. The living is a discharged vicarage,
valued at �220 per annum, with parsonage house, and 13 acres of glebe, in the
gift of the Rev. E. Hollond, and held by the Rev. John Dallas, M.A. Here is a
National school for boys and girls: the school was rebuilt in 1859, and has an
endowment of �20. There are charities amounting to about �300 per annum, for the
repairs of the church, use of the poor, and keeping up the National and Endowed
schools, and for apprenticing boys and finding them clothing during their
apprenticeship. There is a Baptist chapel. There are two fairs for cattle and
sheep, on the 12th May and 25th October. John Crabtree, Esq., of Halesworth, is
lord of the manor, and Sir E. C. Kerrison, Bart., M.P., is the principal owner
of the land. The soil is a rich clay, with clayey subsoil, and very fertile. The
chief crops are wheat, barley, beans, turnips, and pasture. The population in
1861 was 1,031; area, 3,630 acres. The gross value is �7,005 15s., and the
rateable value �6,145 15s.
BANYARD'S GREEN is half a mile north-east.
Parish Clerk, William Cook.
POST OFFICE.�Adolphus Brightley, receiver. Letters arrive from Framlingham at
9.15 a.m.; dispatched at 5 p.m. Framlingham is also the nearest money order
office
INSURANCE AGENTS:�
Royal Farmers', H. B. Scace
Sun Fire, Charles Ives
Police Station, Charles Hart, constable
SCHOOLS :�
National, J as. Lomax, master; Mrs. Sarah Lomax, mistress
Endowed, Joseph Thomas Sibley, master
CARRIERS TO:�
FRAMLINGHAM�Thomas Elnaugh, Wednesday & saturdav
HALES WORTH�Thomas Elnaugh, Tuesdays & fridays
Dallas Rev. John, M.A. [vicar]
Gramshaw Henry, esq. M.RC.S. , L.S.A. Laxfield villa
Moor Mrs
Sears Rev. Robert Edward [Baptist]
Tottman Mr. James
Whalley Mrs
COMMERCIAL.
| Aldridge William, farmer Balls Maria (Mrs.), White Horse Bennett John, farmer Bieken Harriett (Mrs.), day school Blomfleld William, farmer Brightly Adolphus, stationer & druggist Brown George, baker & toy dealer Brown Kate (Mrs.), milliner& dress maker Cann William, shoe maker Chandler Henry, General Wolf, & machinist Chandler Nunn, farmer Churchyard Henry, farmer Cook William, farmer & carpenter Cossey Sarah (Mrs.), farmer Cracknell John, tailor Crouch John, farmer Crouch William, farmer Cullingford Ephraim, shopkeeper & miller Elnaugh Thomas, carrier Fairweather David, grocer & draper Felgate Henry & Thomas, blacksmiths Felgate Eliza (Mrs.), dress maker Flatman Henry, carpenter & cooper Flatman James, farmer Flatman John, farmer & maltster Garrard Jonathan, jun. farmer Garrard Jonathan, sen. farmer Gibbs George, tailor & draper Gibson John, bricklayer Godbold Charles, tailor Goddard John, farmer Goodream John, farmer Gramshaw Henry, M.R.C.S., L.S.A. surgeon & medical superintendent of Laxfield villa maison de sante, & district medical officer of Hoxne & Blything unions, Laxfield villa Grinling John, farmer Grinling Susan (Mrs.), farmer Haward William, plumber, painter etc Hetcher Thomas, boot & shoe maker Hugman Joseph, academy Ives Charles, currier & leather seller Kemp Joseph, tailor Knights Henry, farmer |
Lomax Frederick, saddler& harness
maker Lummiss James, miller Marsh John Edward, farmer Matten John, farmer Mills Benjamin, farmer Moss John, horse clipper Pead Charles, farmer Pead George, King's Head, & saddler Plant John, butcher Randall John, farmer Hansby John Foreman, grocer & draper Ransby Richard, boot & shoe maker Read James & John, farmers Read Kendall, farmer Read Thomas, farmer Redgrave George, gardener Rumsby George, thatcher Runacres Charlotte (Mrs.), dressmaker Runacres George, hair dresser Scace Alfred, farmer Scace Henry Bullock, grocer, tea & british wine dealer, draper & funeral furnisher Scace Robert, farmer Scarll Samuel, carpenter Scoggins Isaac, farmer Seaman James, miller Self William, farmer Short John, baker Smith Jephtha, farmer Stammers Sarah (Mrs.), dressmaker Thurkettle George, blacksmith Thurston Charlotte (Miss), dress maker Thurston John, veterinary surgeon Vincent George, wheelwright Wells Frederick, farmer Wells John, jun. farmer Wells John, sen. farmer Whitmore Charles, stock dealer &c Wilson Robert, saddler & harness maker Woods Henry, Royal Oak |