WYMONDHAM.

Wymondham is a pleasantly situated market town and parish in the Forehoe hundred, 115½ miles from London, and 10½ miles S.W. from Norwich. The town stands on an elevated position, and is of some antiquity. The market is held on Friday, but from its vicinity to Norwich, is not well attended. There are three annual Fairs, February 14th, May 17th, and September 29th; the two former for cattle, and the latter a pleasure fair.

The old market cross, situated in the centre of the town, is an object of curiosity on account of its antique appearance, and its carved devices, representing different articles of turnery, which originally formed one of the staple branches of the trade of this place, but now nearly extinct; the manufacture of bombazines, crapes, &c., is carried on to a considerable extent for Norwich houses. There are a brewery and corn mills. There are several respectable mansions and family residences in the town and neighbourhood. Gas works are erected on Fairland, and the town is well lighted. A Free Grammar School for the education of tradesmen’s sons was established and endowed by Henry VI., and various sums have been subsequently left by benevolent parties, which have enabled the trustees to carry out fully the intentions of the founder, by appointing a gentleman in holy orders as master of this important establishment. St. Thomas à Becket’s chapel, a commodious building, has been repaired, and is now used for the school-room.

There are several charities, bequeathed by sundry persons, for the benefit of the poor, which funds are distributed annually, in money, coals, &c., and for the repairs of the church, also for increasing the stipend of the vicar.

The Bridewell, or House of Correction, is situated at the entrance of the town from Norwich, and is devoted to the reception of female prisoners only, who are sentenced to hard labour, where they serve their periods of imprisonment in washing, sewing, &c., for the prisoners confined in Norwich gaol. This well-conducted establishment is under the matronship of Mrs. Greenfield.

The Norwich and Brandon railway passes close to the town, and here is the junction with the Dereham branch line; a neat station is erected, as well as warehouses for the reception of goods, &c.

The population was returned, in 1851, at 5,175 inhabitants, of whom about 3,300 are in the town. The number of acres is 10,600. The church, which is a large noble edifice, had formerly a monastery attached, but it was destroyed many years back; a portion of the ruins still remain. The octagon tower at the east end of the church is in good preservation. At the west end, a spacious and lofty square tower was built by the inhabitants many years since, (and contains five bells,) which gives an imposing effect to the whole structure; the interior is neat, with a carved roof, supported by full-length figures of angels, and, and with the valuable organ, underwent repair in 1845. There are several monuments and tablets to the families of Clifton, Burroughes, Jermy, &c. The living is a vicarage in the patronage of the Bishop of Ely, who is appropriator of the great tithes.

The Quakers, Independents, Methodists, Wesleyans, Baptists, and Plymouth Brethren, have each a chapel here.

Post-Office—James Fison, postmaster. Money Orders are granted at this office.

CLERGY, GENTRY, &c.

Abbott, Mrs. Charlotte, Fairland street

Anderson, Rev. J., Independent Minister

Cooper, Mr. James, Bridewell street

Culyer, Mrs., Town green

Daniel, Rev. William, Town green

Eden, Rev. Robert, vicar, Vicar street

Grisdale, Rev. Joseph, B.A., master of the Grammar school, Town green

Jones, Rev. David, chaplain to the Bridewell

Jones, Mrs. Sophia Ann, Hill House

Knapman, Capt. John, R.N.

Lloyd, Mrs., Fairland street

Poll, Mr. John, Town green

Rayner, Mr. William Edward, Town close

Skoulding, Charles, M.D., Market place

Sparkhall, Mrs. Elizabeth, Bridewell street

Stone, Mrs. Mary, Town green

Wiffen, Mrs. Ann, Bridewell street

TRADES, PROFESSIONS, ETC.

Adams, Samuel, retailer in beer, Town green

Atkins, Obadiah, schoolmaster, Bridewell street

Bale, Charlotte, milliner, Market place

Bale, William, butcher, Town green

Barnard, John, boot and shoe maker, Market place

Barnard, Matthew, saddle and harness maker, Fairland street

Betts, Sarah, shopkeeper, Town green

Bircham, John, the Dove, Town green

Bowgen, Philip, plumber and glazier, Damgate street

Brabetor, Honour, butcher, Damgate str.

Brewster, Sarah, Black Horse, Suton str.

Browne, Eliza, Queen’s Head, Bridewell street

Browne, William, Sun inn, Damgate str.

Bunn, John, cooper, Damgate street

Bunn, John, bootmaker, Market place

Bunn, William, baker, Fairland street

Camp, William and Son, carpenters, Bridewell street

Cann and Clarke, brewers and maltsters, wine and spirit merchants, Market place

Cann John, Stephenson, attorney and solicitor

Cann, John, miller, agent to the Norwich Union Life and Fire offices, and General Hail storm office; h Town green

Cann, S. J. Stephenson, solicitor, clerk to Magistrates, Commissioner of Taxes, and the Forehoe Board of Guardians, Superintendent Registrar, Secretary to the Gas Company, Branch Bank of Messrs. Harvey and Hudson, Market place

Cann, Samuel, wheelwright and retailer in beer, Town green

Cann, William, butcher, Market place

Chambers, John, licensed dealer in spirits, Market place

Chapman, James, King’s Head hotel, Market place

Clarke, Cordal, solicitor’s clerk, Vicar street

Clarke, Ellen, milliner and dressmaker, Market place

Clarke, Ethelbert, carpenter, Market place

Clarke, Edward Palmer, solicitor, Vicar street

Clarke, William B., builder, Market street

Colman, James, builder, Fairland street

Colman, Thomas Edward Tawell, surgeon, Vicar street

Colman, William, plumber and glazier, Bridewell street

Cooper, Charles, painter and glazier, Damgate street

Cooper, Jane, boarding and day school, Bridewell street

Cooper, John, hairdresser, Fairland street

Cowell, Henry, bootmaker, Market street

Cowell, John, shoeing smith, Fairland street

Cowell, William, whitesmith, Suton street

Crannas, William, Duke’s Head, Damgate street

Crosby, William, White Swan, Vicar street

Cross, John, Two Brewers, Damgate street

Cross, John B., Cock inn and butcher, Town green

Cross, Mary, Duck and Dog, Market street

Dannoch, William, whitesmith, Church street

Davey, John, tailor and draper, Market street

Davey, Maria, butcher, Market street

Dawdry, Charles, corn and seed merchant, Town green

Denny, John, Leather Bottle, Town green

Dover, Elizabeth, green-grocer, Church street

Dunham, William, White Hart, Market st.

Fison, James, chemist and druggist, and post-master, Market street

Fitt, Lee Felix, saddle and harness maker, Market street

Flaskett, William, Permanent Way Inspector for the Eastern Counties’ Railway Company; h near Wymondham station

Forster, Robert, printer, bookbinder, and parish clerk, Market street; h Church street

Foulsham, Richard, the Griffin, Market street

Foulsham, Samuel, leather cutter, Town green

Fox, Benjamin, boot and shoe maker, Town green

Foyster, David, broker, Chapel street

Fulcher, John, whitesmith, Fairland street

Glasspoole, William, auctioneer and estate agent

Goodings, Robert, green-grocer, Damgate street

Greenfield, Mrs. E., superintendent of the Wymondham bridewell

Hall, Robert, farmer, Bridewell street

Harvey and Hudson, bankers, Market pl.

Harvey, Jesse, cooper, Town green

Harvey, Thomas, earthenware dealer, Damgate street

Harvey, William, builder, Damgate street

High, Charlotte, shopkeeper, Church street

High, Sophia, Coach and Horses, Vicar street

Howes, James, the Goat, Churchgate str.

Howes, John, fishmonger, Town green

Hubbard, John, White Horse, Suton street

Hubbard, John, butcher, Damgate street

Hubbard, Mary, Wool Pack, Fairland str.

Hubbard, Sarah, Three Feathers, Town green

Hubbard, Thomas, veterinary surgeon, Fairland street

Jackson, Maria, milliner, Market place

Jermy, William, farmer, Linfield

Kemp, John, blacksmith, Bridewell street

Kemp, Richard, smith in general, Town green

Kerrison, Elizabeth, bootmaker, Market street

Kerry, John, relieving officer, Market place

King, Henry, miller, Church street

Lemon, Samuel, boot and shoe maker, Damgate street

Mason, Henry, Excise officer, Town green

Morley, John, boot and shoe maker, Fairland street

Morris, Moore, linen draper, Market street

Moys, Thomas, veterinary surgeon, Town green

Parker, Mrs. James, fancy repository, Market street

Parker and Son, linen drapers and grocers, Market street

Parsel, Benjamin, boot and shoe maker, Town green

Parsley, Henry, tailor, Fairland street

Peacock, James, bootmaker, Town green

Perfitt, Ephraim Joseph, watch and clock maker, Market street

Perfitt, John, boot and shoe maker, Fairland street

Plowman, John S., George and the Dragon, and butcher, Market place

Plunkett, William, shopkeeper, Town green

Poll, Emily, shopkeeper, Town green

Poll, James, carpenter and joiner, Damgate street

Poll, William Cooper, carpenter, Town green

Proctor, Martha Ann, milliner, Damgate street

Reeve, Thomas Marshall, ironmonger, Market place

Rix, Thomas Colman, builder, Market street

Robins, Edward James, stone mason, Suton street

Robins, Mary Ann, shopkeeper, Damgate street

Rudling, William, watch and clock maker, Church street

Scarles, Charles, accountant, Town green

Secker, Robert, basket-maker, Bridewell street

Secker, William, basket-maker, Bridewell street

Seely, Joseph Henry, haircutter, Damgate street

Self, Edward, confectioner, Market street

Self, Henry H., confectioner, Town green

Self, Robert, confectioner, Fairland street

Skipper, James, hairdresser, Market street

Skoulding, William, chemist and druggist, Market place

Smith, John, grocer, Damgate street

Smith, John, broker, Damgate street

Smith, Washington William, bookseller, stationer, &c., agent for Norwich newspapers, Atlas Insurance office, Market place

Sparkhall, James and Edward, butchers and farmers, Town green

Spinks, Thomas, grocer, Damgate street

Standley, George, Green Dragon, Church street

Standley, John, auctioneer and appraiser, Market street

Stanley, John, farmer, Church street

Stanley, William, tailor and draper, Church street

Stebbings, Edward, Crown, Market street

Stimpson, James, ginger beer manufacturer, Town green

Taylor and Son, merchants, Damgate str.

Taylor, William H., agent to the Sun Fire office, and Life Association of Scotland, Town green

Tipple, Sarah, grocer and draper, Vicar street

Traxon, Esau, glover, Market street

Traxon, Israel, grocer and draper, Town green

Trixon, Frederic, baker, Town green

Tunaley, Robert James, surgeon, Market street

Turner, David, linen draper, Market place

Ward, Thomas Samuel, station master, Wymondham station

Watson, Henry, leather cutter, Bridewell street

Watson, Samuel, railway hotel, Wymondham station

Weed, Benjamin, pipemaker, Town green

Wells, John, shopkeeper, Town green

Welton, Robert, corn dealer, Churchgate street

White, Jesse, commission agent and accountant; bookseller, stationer; china, glass, and fancy goods warehouse, Market place

Woodbine, John, builder, Town green

Woods, Henry, draper, Fairland street

Wright, Robert, saddler and harness-maker, Suton street

Wright, Robert, saddle and harness maker, Market place