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The Norwich Directory

CORRECT LIST of the CARRIERS.

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Towns. Miles. Carriers Names. Where they set up. Towns they carry Parcels for. Days of Coming in. Days & Time of going out.

Acle 11 Crowe & Driver Waggon & Horses, Bl. H. Tomb Blofield, Burlingham, Freethorpe, Halvergate S S 2

Aldburgh 11 Goose — Black Horse, Tombland Aylsham, Ingworth, Erpingham, Alby, &c. S S 1

Alderford 8 — Reepham carrier

Ashwelthorp 9 Wm. Browne Nag’s-head, St. Stephen’s Swardeston, Mulbarton, Bracon-ash, Hethel W S W S 2

Aslacton 12 Roberts — George, Haymarket Moulton, Forncet, Gissing, Tivetshall, Tibbenham S S 3

Attleburgh 15 Green — Lamb, Haymarket Old Buckenham, Ellingham, Shropham W S W S 11

Attlebridge 8 — Fakenham Foxley & Thornham Carriers

Aylsham 11 Marsh & Palmer Elephant, Mag. str. Wd. Heart St. Faith’s, Blickling, Buxton, Felthorpe W S W S 1

Antingham 5 — South Repps carrier

Barningham 26 — Gresham carrier

Barton Mills 41 J. and Fr. Balls Moon & Stars, St. Mich. Coslany Thetford, Mildenhall, Soham, Ely once in 3 Weeks.

Bawdsewell 14 — Foxley carrier

Beccles 18 Mayhew, Moore White Hart & Lamb, St. Peter M Loddon, Lowestoft, Thurlton, Gillingham, Stockton M Th Tu F 11

Blickling 13 — Aylsham carrier

Blofield 6 Acle and Yarmouth carriers

Booton 11 Bircham Moon and Stars, St. M. Coslany Felthorpe, Swannington, Reepham, Sall W S W S 2

Botesdale 27 Coe Golden Lion, St. John Madd. Long Stratton, Dickleburgh, & Scole F S 11

Bracon-ash 6 Ashwellthorp & Carlton carriers

Bradfield 16 South Repps carrier

Braintree 74 Star in the Market

Blakeney 25 Wade Bull, Magdalen-street Holt, &c.

Briston 17 Reeve, Johnson Pope’s Head, Moon and Stars Saxthorpe, Heydon, Thursford, &c. F S 10

Brooke 7 Bungay and Harleston carriers W S W S 11

Buckenh. N. 15 Southgate White Hart, St. Peter’s Banham, Old Buckenham W S W S 11

Bungay 14 Girling Golding Star, Rampant Horse Brook, Woodton, Ditchingham, Hedenham M Tu F Tu W S 2

Bunwell 11 Wm. Parsons Rampant Horse Buckenham, Kenningball, N. & S. Lopham, Redgrave, Botesdale F S 2

Burlingham 8 Acle carrier

Burnham 38 Raven Black Horse, St. Giles’s Attlebridge, Bawdeswell, Stibbard, Guist Tu Th *2

Bury St. Edm 42 Wright, Fairfax Star in the Market Market-Harling, Gasthorpe, Ixworth Th F 12

Buxton 8 Erpingham and Skeyton carriers Pulhams, Harleston, Waybreaa, Stradbrook, Hoxne, Brundish, Laxfield, Framlingham

Brockdish 24 Johnson Star in the Market F S 11

Castle-acre 28 Watton carrier

Cambridge 63 York waggons

Carlton Rode 13 Smith, Event Nag’s Head, Steph. Rose, Conisf. Mulbarton, Taccolneston, Buckenham W S W S 3

Cawston 11 Sandle — Ringers, St. Mich. Coslany Sall, Wood-dalling, Horsford, Haveringland W S W S 2

Cley 25 — Holt carrier

Colchester 62 — London machines

Coston 18 — Ellingham carrier Hockham, Shropham, Rockland, &c. F S *6

Catfield 18 Trorey, Page Bl. boys. St. Cl. Elephant. Mag. str. Wroxham, Rackheath, Horning, Hickling W S W S 2

Coltishall 7 Balls Angel, Mag. str. & N. Walsham Carriers M W F S M W F S 3

Cromer 21 Harding, Cutler Pope’s-head, & Wounded Heart Sherringham, Felbrigg Tu F Th S 10

Corpusty 15 Erwin — Recruiting Serjeant, St. Mary’s Horsford, Heydon, Cawston, Wood-row Tu W 10

Crostwick 5 — N. Walsham and Sloley carriers

Dereham 16 2 Boydens, Male, Gowns & Dunn White Lion, St. Ben. Woolpocket & Bl. horse, St. Giles, & Pope’s Head St. Peter’s Tuddenham, Gressinghall, Litcham, Rougham, Harpley, Houghton, Binham, Docking, Scarning, Massingham, Swaffham, Downham Every Day.

Dickleburgh 8 — Diss and Hoxne carriers

Dilham 13 Hannant — White Horse, Magdalen-street East Ruston, Honing, Walcot, &c. W S W S 3

Diss 22 Bray Star in the Market Tivetshall, Dickleburgh, Scole, Gissing, Botesdale, Ixworth, Sudbury, Long Melford, Ipswich W Th F S 11

Docking 40 Pointer & Gowns Woolpkt. St. Giles & Pope’s Head

Downham 42 Robert Boyden White-lion, St. Benedict’s Dereham, Swaffham, Fincham W Th *6

Drayton 4 Lyng carrier

Earlham 13 Harleston carriers

Easton 5 Mattishall and Yaxham carriers

Ellingham 18 Frost Jol. Farmers, St. Stephen’s gates Rockland, Caston, Shropham, &c. F S 1

Elmham N. 18 Bradfield Lobster, St. John’s Maddermarket Litcham, Lexham, Rougham, Brisley, Stanfield Th F

Elsing 11 Lyng carrier

Erpingham 14 Newstead Bull, Magdalen-street Woolterton, Aylsham, Hanworth, Aldburgh, Buxton, Ingworth W S W S 2

Eye 23 Page Rampant-horse, St. Stephen’s Hoxne, Stradbrook, &c. F S 10

Fakenham 25 Pointer, Raven & Fox Wool-pocket & Black Horse, St. Giles & Pope’s Head, St. Peter’s Attlebridge, Sparham, Ryburgh, &c. Tu F W Th S *4

Felbrigg 18 Cromer carrier

Felmingham 13 South Repps carrier

Field-dalling 22 Wells carrier

Forncet 12 Tacolneston carrier

Foulsham 18 Hindolveston carrier

Foxley 15 Lewel Bull, Magdalen street Drayton, Atttebridge, Morton, Bawdswell, Foulsham, Billingford, Elmham, Belaugh W S W S 2

Fressingfield 24 Daniel Star in the Market Brooke, Wattle, Laxfield, &c. F S 11

Grantham 126 York Waggons

Gresham 23 Jordan Wounded-heart, St. Peter’s Barningham, Baconsthorp, Aldeburgh, Aylsham F S 11

Gunthorpe 24 John Johnson Moon & Stars St. Michael’s Cosl. Briston, Saxthorpe, Thursford, Heydon F S *7

Gunton 17 South Repps carrier

Hardwick 9 Lock & Spink Star, Haymar. Nag’s-head St. Ste. Skeyton, Newton, Tasburgh, Mourning Thorpe S S 2

Halesworth 23 Francis White Hart Bungay, Saxmundham, Yoxford, Woodbridge M Tu F Tu W S 11

Hallifax 218 Thomas Oliver York waggons

Halstead 66 London machine at the Angel

Happsburgh 18 Wood King’s-head, Magdalen street Rackheath, Wroxham, Stalham, Lessingham F S 11

Hapton 8 Walker George, Haymarket Mulbarton, Flordon S S 2

Harleston 20 J. & H. Payne White-hart, St. Peter’s Brook, Woodton, Hedenham, Earlham, Redenhall, Mendham, Sileham, Needham F S 11

Harling 21 Chalker Smith Nag’s head St. Peter’s M Th Tu F *5

Haveringland 9 Cawston carrier

Haveningham 8 Cha. Whiting Black boys, St. Clement’s St. Faith’s, Stratton Strawless W S W S 2

Heydon 12 Gunthorpe and Cawston carrier

Heddenham 12 Bungay and Harleston carriers

Hempnal 9 Spink Nag’s-head, St. Stephen’s Stoke, Castor, Saxlingham, &c. W S W S 2

Hindolveston 20 Burrel, & Fenn King’s-head, Mag. street, & Black Bull, St. Clement’s Bawdswell, Foulsham, Themblethorp, Melton, Constable, Wood Norton F S 2

Hingham 14 Clark, Tompson Curriers Arms & Wool-pocket Colney, Barford, Swaffham, Castle-acre M F Tu S 10

Hockering 10 Dereham carriers

Holt 21 Wade, Spencer Bull, Mag. street, Pope’s-head Aylsham, Saxthorp, Edgefield, Blakeney, Cley Tu F Th S 8

Honing 15 T. Smith Angel, Magdalen street Beeston, Barton Turf, Horstead, Hoveton W S W S 2

Horning 9 Ludham carrier

Hickling 18 Parsons Bull, Magdalen street F S 12

Holkham 29 Wells carrier

Houghton 31 Docking carrier

Hockham 20 Rockland Carrier

Hoxne 22 Tho. Page Rampant horse, St. Stephen’s Eye, Stradbrooke F S 10

Honingham 7 Dereham carriers

Ingworth 12 Benj. Newstead Bull, Magdalen street Woolterton, Aylsham, Buxton, Hanworth, Aldburg W S W S 2

Ipswich 12 Stowmarket & Diss carriers

Itteringham 43 Holt carriers

Ixworth 15 Bury carriers

Kenninghall 20 West Star, Hay-market Brecon-ash, N. Buckenham, N. & S. Lopham F S 11

Lammas 12 Kenney Bull, Magdalen street Buxton, Hainford W S W S 2

LONDON 100 R. & J. Marsh Dewing & Buck Tombland St. Giles’s Broad street M Th Tu F

Leeds 200 York carrier

Litcham 14 Elmham and Lynn carriers

Loddon 10 Gardiner Lamb, Haymarket Framlingham, Yelverton, Thurston, Langley, Hardley, & Norton S S 2

L. Stratton 11 Smith Star, Haymarket Newton, Tasburgh, Aslacton, Forncet W S W S 2

Ludham 14 Myall Black boys, St. Clement’s Rackheath, Wroxham, Horning W S W S 2

Lyng 12 Oakly Ringers, St. Michael’s Coslany Drayton, Attlebridge, Morton, Elsing W S W S 2

Lynn Regis 42 Creasy & Peel’s waggon Pope’s head, St. P.—St. Gregory’s Gressenhall, Elmham, Briston, Mileham, Litcham, Rougham, Castleacre, Gayton, Snettisham, Wisbech, Tid-goat, Spalding, Holbech, Boston Th F 10

Lingwood 8 Lubbock Black horse, Tombland Brundal, Strumpshaw S S 3

Mildenhall 41 London waggons

Maiden Brid. 8 Skeyton and Swanton carriers

Marsham 9 Sutton Cherry-tree St. Augustine’s St. Faith’s, Haveningham, Buxton W S W S 2

Mattishall 11 Rix, & Howse W. pocket, St. Giles, Lion St. J. M. East Tuddenham, Caston, Dereham, Yaxham W S W S 1

Mendham 20 Harleston carrier

Morley 12 Attleburgh carrier

Moulton 13 Roberts George Haymarket Aslacton, Forncet S S 3

Mulbarton 5 Ashwellthorpe and Forncet car.

Mundesley 20 South Repps carrier

Needham 33 Luke Hearn White Hart, St. Peter’s Brockford, Stow, Witham, Chelmsford, &c. W Th

Newmarket 50 London waggons and machines

Newton 6 Long Stratton carrier

N. Walsham 14 Batchelor Everard Bull Mag. Str. Lion, St. John’s M Coltishall, Scottow, Westwick, Crostwick, Bacton, Witton Tu F W S 2

N. Wal. Post 14 Debenne Elephant, ditto

Neatishead 11 Smith Angel, Magdalen-street Sprowston, Rackheath, Wroxham M Th S M Th S

Pulham 15 Smith, Bailey Rampant horse & Cock, St. Ste Newton, Tasburgh, Long Stratton, Wacton W S W S

Rackheath 5 Ludham carrier F S 11

Rainham 26 Fakenham, Thornham & Elmham Carriers

Reepham 14 Henry Brown Crown & Sceptre, St. Mich. Cosl Drayton, Attlebridge, Alderford, Swannington W S W S 2

Rockland 15 Fielding Crown, St. Stephen’s Deepham Shropham, Caston, Great Ellingham S S 12

Saxlingham 7 John Summers Nag’s Head, St. Stephen’s Fritton, Stoke Holy Cross W S W S 3

Saxmundhm 36 Halesworth carrier

Saxthorpe 15 Briston and Gunthorpe carriers

Scole 20 Diss carrier, & London machines from the Angel, & White Swan, St. Peter’s

Scottow 9 Northwalsham carrier

Sheringham 23 Cromer carrier

Shipdham 20 Mendham Wool pocket, St. Giles’s Swaffham, Watton, Hingham F S 10

Shottisham 7 George Crisp White horse, Hog-hill Lakenham, Stoke, Castor, Framlingham W S W S 2

Skeyton 11 John Amies Elephant, Magdalen street Buxton, Maidenbridge, Tuttington W S W S 1

Sloley 10 Samuel Barber Bull, ditto Coltishall, Worsted, Crosswick W S W S 3

Smallburgh 11 Matthew Neave Ditto Wrexham, Trunch, &c. W S W S 3

South Repps 17 John Summers Ditto Antingham, Felmingham, Mundsley, Northrepps F S 9

S. Walsham 9 W. Cutting Jolly Farmers, St. Martin’s Palace Blofield, Hemblington S S 2

Southwold 30 Samuel French Star, Hay-market Loddon, Beccles, Wrentham, Benacre, Henstead T W 2

Sparham 15 Fakenham & Walsingham carrier

Stanfield 22 Elmham carrier

Stratton Str. 7 Cha. Whiting Black Boys, St. Clement’s St. Faith’s, Haveningham W S W S 2

Stalham 14 Parsons Bull, Magdalen street Hicking, Hingham, Lessingham F S 12

Stowmarket 38 Luke Hearn White Hart, St. Peter’s Dickleburgh, Scole, Stoke, Finingham, Needham, Ipswich, Dedham, Colchester W Th 2

Stradbrook 28 Hoxne carrier

Strumpshaw 8 Jonathan Purd Farmers, St. Martin’s Palace Brundal, Lingwood S S 3

Swaffham 28 Clark, Tompson Curriers arms, Woolpocket St. G Hingham, Watton, &c. M F Tu S 10

Swannington 8 Reepham carrier

Swainsthorp 5 Tasburgh carrier

Swanton Ab. 11 Haynes Elephant, Magdalen street Maidenbridge, &c. W S W S 1

Swardiston 8 Facolneston carrier

Suffieldthorp 13 South Repps carrier

Tacolneston 9 Noah Nicolls Huntsman Hog hill Swardeston, Mulbarton, Braconash, Wreningham, Ashwellthorpe, Forncet W S W S 4

Tasburgh 8 Wright Star, Hay-Market

Thetford 30 John Fisher Write Hart, St. Peter’s

Themilthp. 14 Hindolveston carrier

Thornham 38 Thomas Pointer Wool-pocket, St. Giles’s Attlebridge, Elmham Tu Tu 4

Thursford 22 Reeve Pope’s head, St. Peter’s Gunthorpe, &c. Tu Th 4

Tuttington 14 Skeyton carrier

Trunch 16 Southrepps carrier

Walsingham 27 William Scott White Hart, St. Peter’s Bawdswell, Foxley, Bintree, Twyford, Guist, Stibbard, Snoring, &c. F S *4

Watton 21 Clark, Tompson Woolpocket & Curriers arms Hingham, Swaffham, Castleacre, Barford, Soham M F Tu S 11

Wells 31 Faircloth, Oakes Rouse, Reeve W. Heart. St. P. Wool Pocket. St. Giles’s, Star, Haymarket. Hockham, Binham, Bale, Brinton, Corpusty, Holkham, &c. Tu Th Th F *3

Wisbech 54 Lynn waggons

Woodbridge 46 F. Kebble Wounded heart, St. Peter’s Beccles, Saxmundham, Ipswich, Framlingham W Th 11

Woolpit 40 Stowmarket carrier

Woolterton 14 Erpingham carrier

Worsted 12 Palmer, Barber Bull, Magdalen street Horstead, Horning, Scottow, Coltishall W S W S 2

Wreningham 8 John Leman Nag’s head, St. Stephen’s Swardeston, Mulbarton, Bracon-ash, Hethel W S W S 2

Wroxham 7

Wymondhm 8 Childerhouse Drake, Carter Foalshams, & Bunn Griffin, King street. Lamb, Haymar. Blk. Bull Sr. Clem. Recruit. serj. St. Miles, Cock, St. Giles. Hetherset, &c. Tu W T S Tu W T S 2

Yarmouth 22 Howes, Everit Black horse, Tombland Blofield, Acle, Burgh, Filby, &c. Every Day.

York 216 Tho. Oliver Star, Hay-market Leeds, Wakefield, Hallifax, Cambridge, Huntingdon, Grantham, Newark, &c. Tuesday Tu Night

Yaxham 15 Robert Rix Wool-pocket, St. Giles’s Easton, Mattishall, Dereham W S W S

Those mark’d with an (*) go out in the Morning.

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