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The Norwich Directory [1802]

LIST OF CARRIERS.

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Towns. Miles Carr. Names. Where they set up. Towns they carry parcels for. Time of comg. in Time of going out

Acle 11 Driver Golden Lion, St. John’s M. Thorpe, Blofield, Freethorpe, &c. S S 1

Church Black Horse, Tombland Thorpe, Blofield, Bullingham, Lingwood,

Filby, &c. W S W S 2

Aldburgh 15 Grand Golden Lion, St. John’s M. St. Faith’s, Stratton Strawless, Aylsham, &c. S S 1

Fox Black Horse, Tombland St. Faith’s, Aylsham, Ingworth, Erpingham, &c. F evg. S 12

Randall Black Horse, St. Giles’ Aylsham, Ingworth, Erpingham, Alby, &c. S S 12

Alderford 8 Reepham Carrier

Ashwelthorpe 9 Brown Red Lion, Red Lion-lane Swardeston, Mulbarton, Braconash, Hethel W S W S 2

Attlebridge 8 Fakenham Carrier

Attleburgh 15 Rose George, Hay-market Wyndham, Old Buckenham, Beesthorpe, Morley, and Ellingham W S W S 1

Hewitt Lamb, Hay-market Wyndham, New Buckenham, Ellingham, and Snetterton W S W S 1

Antingham 25 Southrepps Carrier

Aslacton 12 Long Stratton Carrier

Aylsham 11 Palmer Wounded Heart, Up. mark. St. Faith’s, Stratton Strawless, Marsham, &c. W S W S 12

Bacton 18 Watts Bull, Magdalen-street Sprowston, Wroxham, Worstead, &c. F. evg. S 1

Barningham 16 Gresham Carrier

Barton Mills 41 London Wagons

Beccles 18 Woolner Star, Market-place Loddon, Lowestoft, Thurlton, Gillingham, &c. M F Tu S 12

Mayhew White Hart, St. Peter’s Loddon, Lowestoft, &c. M F Tu S 2

Blakeney 25 Holt Carrier

Blickling 13 Aylsham Carrier

Blofield 6 Acle Carrier

Booton 11 Allden Moon & Stars, St. M. Cos. Felthorpe, Swannington, Reepham, and Sall W S W S 1

Botesdale 27 Bidwell, Nunn Pope’s Hd. Mrk. Lamb Mrk. Long Stratton, Scole, Ixworth, and Bury Th F e. F S 10 11

Braconash 6 Ashwellthorpe Carrier

Bradfield 16 Southrepps Carrier

Braintree 74 Stowmarket Carrier

Briston 17 Martin Moon and Stars, St. Mich. Heydon, Dawling, Swanton, &c F S 10

Dunn Recruiting Sergt. St. Mary’s Heydon, Saxthorpe, &c. Tu evg. W 11

Brockdish 24 Johnson Wool-pack, St. Giles’ Pulham, Stradbrook, Wallworth, Brundish, &c. F evg. S 11

Brooke 7 Bungay Carrier

Buckenham 15 Orford White Hart, St. Peter’s Banham, Wrenningham, Taccolnestone, Forncett, Carlton, Old Buckenham, &c. F S 11

Bungay 14 Rayner Star, Market-place Brooke, Saxmundham, &c. M F Tu S 12

Day Lamb, Market-place Brooke, Earlham, Woodton, &c. Tu F W S 12

Bunwell 11 Carlton Rode Carrier

Burlingham 8 Acle Carrier

Bury St. Ed. 43 Palmer White Hart, St. Peter’s Wyndham, Attleleburgh, Market Harling, Hapton, Barningham, &c. Th F 2

Moulton Wounded Heart, St. Peter’s Long Stratton, Scole, Botesdale, Malborough, Stanton, Ixworth, &c. F S 12

Burnham 38 Holmes Currier’s Arms, St. Giles’ Drayton, Fakenham, Creak, Middleton, &c. W W 4

Cambridge 63 London Waggons

Carlton Rode 13 Briggs White Lion, St. Peter’s Mulbarton, Taccolnestone, Buckenham &c. W S W S 12

Castleacre 28 Watton Carrier

Caston 18 Ellingham Carrier

Catfield 15 Page Crown, St. George’s Sprowston, Rackheath, Wroxham, Hoveton, Horning, Hickling &c. W S W 4

Cawston 11 Thurlow King’s Head, St. George’s Felthorpe, Heveringland, Brandestone &c. W WS 2

Sandall Ringers, St. Michael’s Horsford, Haveringland, Brandestone &c. W S W S 1

Cley 25 Holt Carrier

Coltishall 7 Leeds Pope’s Head, Upper-market Horstead, Scottow, Belaugh, &c. M W S M W S 3

Cooke Duke’s Palace Crostwick, Horstead, Tunstead, Scottow, Belaugh, &c. M W S M W S 3

Colchester 62 London Waggons

Cromer 21 Adcock Duke’s Palace Aylsham, Northrepps, &c. W S W S 12

Craske do. Aylsham, Gunton, Roughton, Buston, &c. W S W 2

Crostwick 5 Coltishall Carrier

Dereham 16 Fox Pope’s Head, Upper-market Easton, Honingham, Hockering, Tuddenham, Litcham, Massingham, & Bircham M F S 2

Dunn Woolpack, St. Giles’ Tuddenham, Hockering, Gressenhall, Yaxham, Swaffham, Castleacre, Lynn Tu F W S 12

Watts Black Horse, St. Giles’ Do. Wendling, and Fransham Tu Th S Tu Th S 12

Dickleburgh 18 Diss Carrier

Dilham 13 Amis Elephant, Magdalen-street East Ruston, Honing, Walcot, Beeston, Smallborough, Dilham, Stowley S S 1

Diss 22 Holmes Star, Market-place Long Stratton, Dickleburgh, and Ipswich Tu F W S 12

Mason Rampant Horse, St. Steph. Long Stratton, Dickleburgh, Scole, Ipswich, and Bury Tu ev W 12

Docking 40 Thornham Carrier

Downham 42 Carter White Lion, St. Benedict’s Dereham, Swaffham, Wisbech, Spalding, Baston, and Peterburgh W evg. Th 6 m.

Earsham 13 Harleslon Carrier

Easton 5 Mattishall Carrier

Edgfield 18 Green White Horse, St. Lawrence Horsford, Caston Woodrow, &c. F evg. S 11

Ellingham 14 Attleburgh Carrier

Elmham 18 Amis Wounded Heart, St. Peter’s Litcham, Lexham, Brisley, Stanfield, &c. F S 12

Strutt Lobster Drayton, Attlebridge, Morton, Billingford, &c. W evg. S 2

Erpingham 16 Dyke King’s Head, Magdalen str. St. Faith’s, Hevingham, Marsham, Aylsham, Ingworth, Calthorpe, Coleby &c. S S 2

Eye 18 Rayson Woolpack, St. Giles’ Hoxne, Stradbrook, Claydon, Thorndon, Stalham, &c. F evng. S 11

Fakenham 25 Mitchell White Hart, St. Peter’s Hellesdon, Drayton, Bawdeswell, Foxley, Stibbard, &c. Th evg. F 2

Felbrigg 18 Cromer Carrier

Felmingham 13 Southrepps Carrier

Field Dalling 22 Wells Carrier

Forncett 11 Moore Two Quarts, St. Stephen’s Taccolnestone, &c. S S 2

Foulsham 18 Sewell Wounded Hart, St. Peter’s Hellesdon, Drayton, Attlebridge, Sparham, Bawdeswell, Foxley, &c. F S 12

Foxley 15 Foulsham Carrier S S 12

Freethorpe 11 Hubbard White Lion, St. Mart. Pal. Brundall, Cantley, &c. F evng. S 12

Fressingfield 24 Barrett Greyhound, St. Stephen’s Trowse, Brooke, Wattle, Lexfield, Hedenham, Harston, Weybread, Stradbrook, Framlingham, &c.

Garboldisham 20 Smith Crown, St. Stephen’s Mulbarton, Bracon, Ashwelthorpe, Bunwell, Buckenham, &c. S S 3

Grantham 126 York Waggons

Gresham 22 Burton Wounded Heart, St. Peter’s Barningham, Baconsthorpe, Alburgh, Aylsham, Itteringham, Plumstead, Matlock, Gresham, Wickmere, &c. F evng. S 12

Gunton 17 Southrepps Carrier

Harleston 20 Palgrave White Heart, St. Peter’s Brooke, Hedenham, Earsham, Redenhall, Denton, Wattle, Weybread, and Aldborough F S 12

Larter Pope’s Head, Upper-market Stratton, Pulham, Fersfield, Mendham, &c. Tu W 11

Halesworth 23 Garland White Heart, St. Peter’s Brooke, Bungay, &c. F S 11

Halifax 218 York Waggons

Halstead 61 Stowmarket Carrier

Hapton 8 Walker George, Haymarket Swardeston, Mulbarton, Bracon, Forncett, Tharston, Stratton, and Tasborough S S 2

Harling 21 Kenninghall Carrier

Halvergate 13 Tills Jolly Farmers, St. Mar. Pa. Burlingham, Moulton, Freethorpe, Tunstall, and Wickhampton S S 3

Hevingham 8 Hill Shoulder of Mutton, St. Aug. St. Faith’s, &c. S S 3

Heveringland 9 Cawston Carrier

Hardwick 12 Ray Cock, St. Stephen’s Long Stratton, &c. W S W S 1

Coppin Nag’s Head, St. Stephen’s Newton, Long Stratton, Tasburgh, &c. W S W S 1

Hedenham 12 Bungay Carrier

Hempnall 10 Shreeve Red-Lion, Red-Lion lane Lakenham, Stoke, Castor, Shottisham, &c. S S 2

Hetherset 5 Bailey Two Quarts, St. Stephen’s Eaton, &c. S S 4

Heydon 14 Cawston Carrier

Hickling 16 Morter Cat and Fiddle, Mag. str. Wroxham, Smallburgh, Stalham, &c. F evng. S 1

Money Bull, ditto Stalham, Beeston, Smallburgh, &c. F evng. S 12

Hindringham 22 Thompson Wounded Heart, St. Peter’s St. Faith’s, Stratton Strawless, Hevingham, Saxthorpe Tu W 12

Hindolveston 18 Foulsham Carrier

Hingham 14 Watton Carrier

Hockham 19 Rust Cock, St. Stephen’s Wyndham, Attleborough, Ellingham, Rockland, Stow, Harling, &c. E evng. S 12

Hockering 10 Dereham Carrier

Holkham 29 Wells Carrier

Holt 21 Wade Aylsham, Blakeney, Cley, &c. Tu evg. Th 6m

Spencer Pope’s Head, Upper-market Aylsham, Edgefield, Saxthorpe, Thornage, Cley, &c. F S 10

Honingham 7 Dereham Carrier

Horning 9 Ludham Carrier

Houghton 33 Thornham Carrier

Hoxne 22 Eye Carrier

Ingham 18 Wagg King’s Head, Magdalen st. Sprowston, Rackheath, Wroxham, Beeston, Stalham, Ingham, Happisburgh, Smallburgh, &c. S S 2

Ingworth 12 Newstead Bull, Magdalen-street St. Faith’s, Hevingham, Marsham, Aldborough, Calthorpe, &c. S S 11

Ipswich 43 Green Currier’s Arms, St. Giles’ Dickleburgh, Brockford, Colchester, Woodbridge, Harwich, Dedenham, &c. Tu evng. W 12

Itteringham 15 Holt Carrier

Ixworth 35 Bury Carriers

Kenninghall 20 West Greyhound, St. Stephen’s Swardeston, Bracon, Ashwelthorpe, Buckenham, Market Harling, Garboldisham, Market Weston, North and South Lopham, Ixworth, and from thence to Bury F S 10

Knapton 16 Mack Elephant, Magdalen-street Coltishall, Scottow, North Walsham, Paston, Trunch, Gillingham F evg. S 10

Lammas 9 Kenney Bull, Magdalen-street Frettenham, Spixworth, Buxton, &c. W S W S 3

Leeds 191 York Waggons

Lingwood 8 Acle Carrier

Litcham 24 Lynn Carrier

Loddon 9 Hardy Greyhound, St. Stephen’s Framlingham, Yelverton, Thurlton, Langley, &c. S S 2

Long Stratton 10 Wright Cock, St. Stephen’s Newton, Tasburgh, Forncet, &c. W S W S 1

Ludham 14 Pert Cat and Fiddle, Mag. str. Rackheath, Wroxham, Horning, &c. S S 1

Lynn 42 Tuck Black Horse, St. Giles’ Gressenhall, Elmham, Briston, Litcham, Castleacre, Gayton, Wisbech, Spalding, &c. W S W S 5

Reeder Wounded Heart, Up. mark. Easton, Honingham, Hockering, Tuddenham, Attling, Dereham, Scarning, Wendling, Necton, Swaffham, Bilney, and Middleton W Th 12

Coe Wool-pack, St. Giles’ Shipdham, Swaffham, &c. M evg. Tu 11

Brooke Wounded Heart, St. Peter’s Gressenhall, Elmham, Litcham, Castleacre, Brisley, Stanfield, Mileham, Wellingham, Guyton, Wisbech, and Peterburgh F S 12

Maidenbridge 8 Swanton Carrier

Marsham 10 Sutton Crown, St. George’s St. Faith’s, Stratton Strawless, Hevingham, &c. S S 3

Mattishall 11 Stewart Prince of Wales, St. Benct. Easton, East Tuddenham, Honingham, &c. W S W S 2

Howes Woolpack, St. Giles’ East Tuddenham, &c. W S W S 12

Allen Sun and Anchor, St. Clem. East Tuddenham, Honingham, &c. S S 3

Mendham 20 Flaxman Rampant Horse, St. Steph. Framlingham, Barrow, &c. S S 1

Mildenhall 42 London Waggons

Moulton 13 Randall Shoulder of Mutton, St. Ste. Swardeston, Tasburgh, and Long Stratton S S 3

Morley 12 Attleborough Carrier

Mulbarton 5 Ashwelthrope Carrier

Mundesley 18 Southrepps Carrier

Necton 24 Drake Wounded Heart, Upp. mar. Mattishall, Shipdham, Yaxham F S 12

Neatishead 11 Smith White Horse, Magdalen-str. Sprowston, Rackheath, and Wroxham S S 3

Needham 38 Stowmarket Carrier

Newmarket 50 London Waggons

Newton 6 Long Stratton Carrier

N. Walsham 14 Bentley Duke’s Palace Catton, Crostwick, Horstead, Coltishall, and Scottow W S W S 2

Oulton 14 Kidd Kidd’s, Grocer, Elm hill Blickling, Wickmere, Hevingham, Marsham, &c. F evg. S 11

Pulham 15 Bailey Cock, St. Stephen’s Newton, Tasburgh, Long Stratton, Wacton Tu Th S Tu Th S 2

Rackheath 5 Ludham Carrier

Raynham 26 Thornham Carrier

Reepham 14 Dennis Crown and Scepter, St. Mic. Swannington, Whitwell, Hackford, &c. W S W S 1

Reymerstone 12 White White Lion, St. Benedict’s Barford, Carlton, Hardingham, Whindbergh, &c. S mng. S 1

Rockland 14 Fielding Nag’s Head, St. Stephen’s Wyndham, Attleborough, Ellingham, Caston, and Stow F evng. S 11

Saxlingham 7 Brock Crown, St. Stephen’s Fritton, Stoke Holy Cross, &c. S S 2

Dady Star and Crown, Timberhill Lakenham, Castor, Stoke, and Shottisham W S W S 1

Saxmundham 36 Halesworth Carrier

Saxthorpe 15 Briston Carrier

Scole 20 Diss Carrier

Scottow 10 North Walsham Carrier

Sherringham 20 Johnson Lobster St. Faith’s, Aylsham, Cromer, &c. W S W S 12

Shipdham 20 Mendham Woolpack, St. Giles’ Hingham, Watton, Swaffham, &c. F. evng. S 11

Shottisham 7 Crisp Lion and Castle, Timberhill Lakenham, Stoke, Castor, Framlingham W S W S 2

Skeyton 11 Bugden King’s Head, Magdalen-str. Frettenham, Felmingham, &c. S S 2

Sloley 10 Coltishall Carrier

Smallburgh 11 Law Bull, Magdalen-street Sprowston, Wroxham, Trunch, &c. W S W S 2

Southrepps 18 Jarvis Ditto Antingham, Felmingham, Mundesley, Northrepps Tu F W S 1

S. Walsham 10 Catton White Lion, St. Mar. by Pal. Blofield, Hemblington, &c. S S 2

Ringer Jolly Farmers, ditto Ditto. S S 2

Southwold 30 Howlett Star, Market-place Wrentham, Benacre, Hempstead, Yarmouth Tu W 12

Spooner Row 13 Childerhouse Woolpack, St. George’s Eaton, Hetherset, Wyndham, &c. W S W S 3

Stalham 16 Hingham Carrier

Stanfield 22 Elmham Carrier

Stowmarket 35 Hearn White Hart, St. Peter’s Long Stratton, Scole, Thornham, Brockford, Needham, Claydon, Ipswich, from thence to London Th F 2

Stradbrook 28 Eye Carrier

Stratton Strawl. 7 Hevingham Carrier

Strumpshaw 9 Goffin White Lion, St. Mar. by Pal. Thorpe, Postwick, Brundle, and Lingwood W mg. W 12

Swaffham 28 Tiffen White Lion, St. Benedict’s Dereham, Downham, Wisbech, &c. Th ev. F mg. 6

Swainthorpe 5 Long Stratton Carrier

Swanton 10 Smith King’s Head, Magdalen-str. Scottow, &c. S S 2

Swannington 8 Reepham Carrier

Swanton Abbot 11 Spooner Keys, Magdalen-street Scottow, Westwick, Skeyton, Horstead, & Coltishall S S 2

Ditto Morley 13 Lock Black Horse, St. Giles’ S S 2

Swardeston 5 Buckenham Carrier

Suffieldthorpe 13 Southrepps Carrier

Taccolnestone 10 Nicholas Yarmouth Bridge, R. Ln. lane Swardeston, Mulbarton, Braconash, Ashwelthorpe, &c. S S 4

Tasburgh 8 Hardy Crown, St. Stephen’s Newton, &c. S S 2

Themilthorpe 14 Foulsham Carrier

Thetford 30 London Wagons

Thornham 40 Pointer Wool-pack, St. Giles’ Drayton, Attlebridge, Sparham, Bawdeswell, Foxley, Fakenham, Docking, &c. Tu mg. Tu 2

Trunch 16 Southrepps Carrier

Tullington 14 Skeyton Carrier

Walsingham 27 Fakenham carrier

Watton 21 Clarke Currier’s Arms, St. Giles’ Barford, Hingham, Swaffham, &c. Tu F W S 12

Watton 21 Sayer Lobster Wyndham, Hingham, Swaffham, Brandon Tu F W S 12

Wells 31 Lord Woolpack, St. Giles’ Bawdeswell, Foxley, Snoring, Lenwade Bridge Tu evg. W 2

Berrisfield Pope’s Head, Upper-market Horsford, Caston Woodrow, Saxthorpe, Thornage, Field Dalling, &c. Th F evng. 6

Allen Wounded Heart, Up. mark. Lenwade Bridge, Bawdeswell, Guist, Snoring, &c. Tu Th W F 4

Wyndham 9 Colman Nag’s Head, St. Stephen’s Eaton, Hetherset, Wicklewood, &c. M W S M W S 3

Foulsham Fortune of War, St. George’s Eaton, Cringleford, Hetherset, &c. W S W S 3

Carter Recruiting Sergt. St. Mary’s Eaton, Hetherset, &c. S S 4

Rix Cock, St. Stephen’s Ditto M W S M W S 3

Wisbech 54 Lynn Waggons

Woodbridge 46 Ipswich Carrier

Woolpit 40 Stowmarket Carrier

Woolterton 14 Erpingham Carrier

Worstead 12 Adams White Horse, Magdalen-str. Sprowston, Wroxham, Tunstead, &c. S S 3

Wrenningham 8 Buckenham Carrier

York Balls Star, Market-place Mansfield, Sheffield, Manchester, Birmingham, Nottingham, and the Principal Towns in Yorkshire Tu F Tu F 3

Yarmouth 22 Acle Carrier

Yaxham 15 Dereham Carrier

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