Mulbarton

MULBARTON, a pleasant village, scattered round a verdant green of 47 acres, 5 miles SSW of Norwich, has in its parish 582 inhabitants, and 1348A of land, belonging chiefly to the Rev JH Steward, Captain Wm Bellairs, and Messrs Jas and John Turner. The first is lord of the manor
The CHURCH (St Mary Magdalen) is a neat edifice, with a lofty square tower and five bells. It was built by Sir Wm de Hoo, a great warrior, who died in 1410. . . . and has several neat monuments to the families of Rich, Scargill, Frere, Gay, etc. The rectory, valued in the King’s Book at £14, and in 1831 at £632, is in the gift of the Rev JH Steward, and incumbency of the Rev Richd Gay Lucas, BA. The tithes were commuted in 1841 for £531 3s 3d per ann. Kenningham estate, belonging to Mr John Turner, was anciently a parish, but it was consolidated with Mulbarton, in 1452; and the site of its church is now occupied by a plantation.
PETTY SESSIONS are held on the third Monday of every month, at the World’s End Inn
William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1845)

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