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THELNETHAM in 1844, is a scattered village on the south side of the vale, and
near the source of the Little Ouse river, 3 miles N.W. of Botesdale, and 5 1/2
miles S. by W. of Kenninghall, has in its parish 561 souls, and 1,780 acres of
strong loamy land. The manor of Thelnetham was anciently held by a family of its
own name, and now belongs to John Thruston, Esq., but part of the soil is the
property of Thomas Thornhill, Esq., Mrs. F. Mallows, and the Nunn, Button, and
other families. Sir E. Kerrison is lord of the manor called Eye-Thelnetham. The
Church (St. Nicholas) is a neat fabric, with a tower and five bells. The living
is a discharged rectory, valued in K.B. at £16 18s. 4d., and in 1835 at £508.
The Rev. Samuel Colby, of Norfolk, is patron and incumbent, and the Rev. E. H.
Sawbridge is the curate, and has purchased the next presentation. The Town
Estate, 28a. 1r. 34p., was awarded on an enclosure in 1821, in lieu of
other lands, which had been held from an early period, in trust, for
the use of the church and poor. It is now let for about £32 a year,
and the surplus of the rent, after paying the churchwarden's expenses,
is carried to the poor rates. A benefaction of £10 given to the poor
of this parish, was laid out in the purchase of 1a. 2r 31p. of land,
in Rattlesden, now let for £1 12s. a year. The Poor's Allotment,
awarded at the enclosure, comprises 40a., on which the poor get turf,
&c, for fuel,
Baldry Joseph, shoemaker
Baldry Samuel, victualler, White Horse
Bloomfield George, millwright & engineer
Button Mrs. Harriet
Button Richard, corn miller
Button Mrs. Rebecca
Cooke Thomas, butcher
Death Charles, shopkeeper & tailor
Hubbard Charles, shoemaker
Jarrett Robert, shoemaker
Kerry Oliver, wheelwright
Luffington Richard, surgeon
Palmer Lucy, schoolmistress
Sawbridge Rev. Edw. Henry, curate, Rectory
Webster John, tailor
Welton Edward, blacksmith
FARMERS.
Baldry Samuel
Bishop Samuel
Button Richard
Buxton John
Cooke William, (land agent)
CutlerJohn, Malting Lodge
Houchin Francis
Kerry James
Long George
Nunn Thomas
Ong Samuel
Pollard Harriet
Sare Thomas
Welton Edward
Woolsey Daniel, Playford