The Post Office Directory MDCCCLXIX, (1869)
WOODNORTON is a parish, 3 miles east from Ryburgh station, 6 east-by-south from Fakenham, and 8½ south-west from Holt, in the North Eastern division of the county, Eynsford hundred, Aylsham Union and county court district, rural deanery of Sparham, and archdeanory and diocese of Norwich. The church of All Saint’s is a plain build- having a brick tower containing 1 bell, chancel and porch. The register dates from the year 1722. The living is a rectory, consolidated with Swanton Novers, joint yearly value £446 10s, with 60 acres of glebe land and residence, in the gift of the dean and chapter of Christ Church, Oxford, and held by the Rev. John Shuldham, M. A. of Christ Church.
The Wesleyans have a chapel here. The soil is mixed, subsoil clay and marl. The chief crops are wheat, roots, barley and hay. The Dean and Chapter of Christ Church are lords of the manor and chief owners of the parish. Lord Hastings, Mrs Gill, William Norris, Esq., the Rev. Philip Francis, and W. S. Phillips, Esq., are also owners. The parish contains 1,726 acres, and the population in 1861 was 250
The Parish Clerk, William Wright
Letters through Thetford. Foulsham is the nearest money order office.
England Mr Edward
Francis Mr. John Philip
Norris William Esq. D.I. Norton Hall
Phillipps William Skinner Esq.
Shuldham Rev. John M.A. (rector)
Commercial
Amiss William | Farmer |
Applegate William | Farmer |
Cotts Samuel | Carpenter |
Dack Robert | Sun & Blacksmith |
Daynes William | Farmer |
Doughty William: | Farmer |
England Edward | Farmer, Church Farm |
Francis John Philip | Farmer |
Harmer Elizabeth (Miss) | Shopkeeper |
High Henry | Farmer |
Long John | Miller |
Middleton Mary (Mrs) | Horseshoes |
Mitchell William | Farmer |
Nicholls Ann (Mrs) & Thos | Farmer |
Waller Samuel | Cattle dealer |
Weddup Daniel | Farmer |
Wright William | Tailor |
Kelly’s Directory of 1891
Wood Norton is a parish 2.5miles from Hindolveston station on the Midland and Great Northern joint railway, 6miles east-by-south from Fakenham and 8miles south west from Holt, in the northern division of the county, Eynsford hundred and petty sessional division, Aylsham union and county court district, rural deanery of Sparham, and the arch deanery and diocese of Norwich. The church of All Saints is a plain building of flint in the Early English style, consisting of a chancel, nave, south porch and an embattled western tower of flint and brick, containing one bell. In the church are memorials to several former rectors. The building thoroughly restored and reseated in 1881, at a cost of nearly £1000, and affords 200 sittings. The register dates from the year 1772. The living is a rectory: net yearly value £260, with 60 acres of glebe, and residence, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Christ Church, Oxford, and held since 1903 by the Rev. Charles Burton Lipscomb M.A. of St Mary Hall, Oxford. Here is a primitive Methodist Chapel. The rents of the old workhouse and of 14.24 acres of town land are assigned to the relief of the rates and for fuel. The rents of the fuel allotment, containing 18.5 acres, let for £27 yearly, awarded at the inclosure of 1813, and of .5 acre of other land, are given to the poor in coals.
Norton Hall, at present unoccupied is the property William Edward Norris esq. J.P. The Dean and Chapter of Christ Church, Oxford, are Lords of the Manor and chief landowners. Lord Hastings the trustees of Mrs Gill and W E Norris esq. are also landowners here. The soil is mixed; subsoil, clay and marl. The chief crops are wheat, roots, barley and hay. The parish contains 1276 acres; rateable value, £709: the population in 1891 was 265.
Post Office – Frederick Bidewell, sub-postmaster. Letters through Guist S.O. arrive at 6.50am dispatched 5.40pm; Sundays arrive 6.50am, dispatched 10.35am.Postal orders are issued here but not paid. Guist is the nearest money order, and Foulsham is the nearest telegraph office.
Church of England School (mixed) built in 1875, for 70 children; average attendance, 40.
Miss Minnie L Collin, mistress.
Norris William Edward J.P.
Rogers Rev. Henry Chittenden MA The Rectory
Commercial
Bell Robert Martin | Farmer |
Bidewell Frederick | Grocer, draper, & sub postmaster |
Butler Jn. Wm. | Farmer, Res. Barney Lo |
Dack Robert | Sun P.H. & Blacksmith |
Doughty William Gill | Shoemaker |
Gidney John | Farm Bailiff to W. E. Norris esq. |
Harrison John Southgate | Farmer |
Hunt Charles jun. | Farmer |
Mitchell John (Mrs) | Farmer |
Mitchell William | Farmer |
Mitchell Wm. Jas. | Wheelwright & builder |
Russell William | Horseshoes P.H. |
Wright William | Bricklayer |
Wright William | Tailor |
Kelly’s Directory of 1896
Wood Norton is a parish 2.5miles from Hindolveston station on the Midland and Great Northern joint railway, 6miles east-by-south from Fakenham and 8miles south west from Holt, in the northern division of the county, Eynsford hundred and petty sessional division, Aylsham union and county court district, rural deanery of Sparham, and the arch deanery and diocese of Norwich. The church of All Saints is a plain building of flint in the Early English style, consisting of a chancel, nave, south porch and an embattled western tower of flint and brick, containing one bell. In the church are memorials to several former rectors. The building thoroughly restored and reseated in 1881, at a cost of nearly £1000, and affords 200 sittings. The register dates from the year 1772. The living is a rectory, tithe rent-charge £420, average £328, net yearly value £240, with 60 acres of glebe, and residence, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Christ Church, Oxford, and held since 1884 by the Rev. Henry Chittenden Rogers M.A. of that house. Here is a primitive Methodist Chapel. The rents of the old workhouse and of 14.25 acres of town land are assigned to the relief of the rates and for fuel. The rents of the fuel allotment, containing 18.5 acres, let for £27 yearly, awarded at the inclosure of 1813, and of .5 acre of other land, are given to the poor in coals.
Norton Hall, at present unoccupied is the property of William Edward Norris esq. The Dean and Chapter of Christ Church, Oxford, are Lords of the Manor and chief landowners. Lord Hastings, the trustees of Mrs Gill and William Norris esq. are also landowners here. The soil is mixed; subsoil, clay and marl. The chief crops are wheat, roots, barley and hay. The parish contains 1276 acres; rateable value, £709: the population in 1891 was 265.
Post Office – Frederick Bidewell, sub-postmaster. Letters through Guist S.O. arrive at 6.50am dispatched 5.40pm; Sundays arrive 6.50am, dispatched 10.35am.Postal orders are issued here but not paid. Guist is the nearest money order, and Foulsham is the nearest telegraph office.
Church of England School (mixed) built in 1875, for 70 children; average attendance, 40.
Miss Minnie L Collin, mistress.
Norris William Edward J.P.
Rogers Rev. Henry Chittenden MA The Rectory
Commercial
Bell Robert Martin | Farmer |
Bidewell Frederick | Grocer, draper, & sub postmaster |
Butler Jn. Wm. | Farmer, Res. Barney Lo |
Dack Robert | Sun P.H. & Blacksmith |
Doughty William Gill | Shoemaker |
Drewell James | Farmer |
Gidney John | Farm Bailiff to W. E. Norris esq. |
Harrison John Southgate | Farmer |
Hunt Charles jun. | Farmer |
Mitchell John (Mrs) | Farmer |
Mitchell William | Farmer |
Russell William | Horseshoes P.H. |
Wright William | Bricklayer |
Wright William | Tailor |
Kelly’s Directory of 1908
Wood Norton is a parish 2.5miles from Hindolveston station on the Midland and Great Northern joint railway, 6miles east-by-south from Fakenham and 8miles south west from Holt, in the northern division of the county, Eynsford hundred and petty sessional division, Aylsham union and county court district, rural deanery of Sparham, and the arch deanery and diocese of Norwich. The church of All Saints is a plain building of flint in the Early English style, consisting of a chancel, nave, south porch and an embattled western tower of flint and brick, containing one bell. In the church are memorials to several former rectors. The building thoroughly restored and reseated in 1881, at a cost of nearly £1000, and affords 200 sittings. The register dates from the year 1772. The living is a rectory: net yearly value £260, with 60 acres of glebe, and residence, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Christ Church, Oxford, and held since 1903 by the Rev. Charles Burton Lipscomb M.A. of St Mary Hall, Oxford. Here is a primitive Methodist Chapel. The rents of the old workhouse and of 14.24 acres of town land are assigned to the relief of the rates and for fuel. The rents of the fuel allotment, containing 18.5 acres, let for £27 yearly, awarded at the inclosure of 1813, and of .5 acre of other land , are given to the poor in coals. Norton Hall, now the residence of Julian J Verel esq. is the property William Edward Norris esq. J.P. The Dean and Chapter of Christ Church, Oxford, are Lords of the Manor and chief landowners. Lord Hastings and W E Norris esq. are also landowners here. The soil is mixed; subsoil, clay and marl. The chief crops are wheat, roots, barley and hay. The parish contains 1276 acres; rateable value, £1,743: the population in 1901 was 269.
Post Office – Frederick Bidewell, sub-postmaster. Letters through Guist S.O. arrive at 7am and 2pm. Dispatched 8.50am and 5.30pm. Sundays 7am, dispatched 10.35am. The office is open on Sundays 8 – 10am for the sale of stamps. Guist is the nearest money order & telegraph office.
Public Elementary School (mixed) built in 1875, for 70 children; average attendance, 52;
Miss Margaret Jane Forgan, mistress.
Parish Clerk William Wright
Arnold Alfred
Lipscomb Rev. Charles Burton M.A.
Norris William Edward J.P.
Verel Julian J. Norton Hall
Commercial
Bacon Robert John | Farmer, Raw Hall |
Bell Robert Martin | Farmer |
Bidewell Frederick | Grocer, draper, & sub postmaster |
Dack Robert | Sun P.H. & Blacksmith |
Doughty William Gill | Shoemaker |
Gidney John (Mrs) | Farm Bailiff to W. E. Norris esq. |
Hunt Charles William | Farmer, Severals Grange Farm |
Jenkinson Thomas | Coal merchant |
Mitchell William | Farmer |
Mitchell Wm. Jas. | Wheelwright & builder |
Myhill John | Horseshoes P.H. |
Myhill Samuel | Farm bailiff to Wm. Martin esq. |
Smith Fredk. William | Farmer, Church Farm |
Thurtle John | Farmer, Moor Farm |
Wright William | Tailor |
Kelly’s Directory of 1929
Wood Norton is a parish 3 miles south-west from Foulsham station on the London and North Eastern railway, 6miles east-by-south from Fakenham and 8miles south west from Holt, in the northern division of the county, Eynsford hundred and petty sessional division, Aylsham union and county court district, rural deanery of Sparham, and the archdeaconry and diocese of Norwich. The church of All Saints is a plain building of flint in the Early English style, consisting of a chancel, nave, vestry, south porch and an embattled western tower of flint and brick, containing one bell. In the church are memorials to several former rectors. The building was thoroughly restored and reseated in 1881, at a cost of nearly £1000, and in 1923 a new heating apparatus was added at a cost of £190: there are 200 sittings. The register dates from the year 1772. The living is a rectory: net yearly value £400, with 60 acres of glebe, and residence, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Christ Church, Oxford, and held since 1929 by the Rev. Charles Burton Lipscomb M.A. of St Mary Hall, Oxford. Here is a primitive Methodist Chapel. The rents of the old workhouse and of 14.25 acres of town land are assigned to the relief of the rates and for fuel. The rents of the fuel allotment, containing 18.5 acres, let for £27 yearly, awarded at the inclosure of 1813, and of .5 acre of other land , are given to the poor in coals. There is a village hut, which will hold 200 people, erected in 1920. The Dean and Chapter of Christ Church, Oxford, are Lords of the Manor and chief landowners. Lord Hastings and W E Norris esq. J.P. are also landowners here. The soil is mixed; subsoil, clay and marl. The chief crops are wheat, roots, barley and some land in pasture. The parish contains 1276 acres; the population in 1921 was 287.
Parish Clerk John Myhill
Post Office. Letters through Guist, which is the nearest M.O & T office.
Private Resident Norris William Edward J.P.
Commercial
Early closing day, Wednesday
Marked thus ° farm 150 acres or over
Bell Robert Martin | Farmer |
Dodd Robt. Phillips | Farmer |
Doughty Rt. | Gardener to W.E.Norris esq. J.P. |
° Gidney John | Farmer, Hall Farm |
° Hall Ada E (Mrs) | Farmer, Church Farm |
° Hall Horace Fredk. | Farmer, Manor Farm |
Jenkinson Thomas | Coal Merchant |
Mason Charles Edward | Grocer, Post Office |
Mitchell Wm. Jas. | Wheelwright & builder |
Mitchell James | Painter |
Myhill John | Carpenter |
Pigot Thos | Farmer, Raw Hall Farm |
Pilch Arth. Geo. | Horse Shoes P.H. |
Potter William | Farmer |
Russell Harry | Farmer |
Russell William | Poultry dealer |
Thurtle John | Farmer, Moor Farm |
Watts Charles | Sun P.H. |