ALBURGH, 3½ miles N.E. by N. of Harleston, and 6 miles W. of Bungay, is a considerable village, pleasantly situated on rising ground, and has in its parish 130 houses, 575 souls, and 1,516 acres of land, belonging to the trustees of several charities in Norwich, and several freeholders, the largest of whom is George Grout, Esq. The Church, dedicated to All Saints, has a handsome lofty tower, and a peal of eight bells. The living is a rectory, valued in the King's book at £12, and in 1831, at £395. The patronage is vested in the Earl of Effingham and others ; the Rev. John A. Coombe, is the incumbent. A neat rectory house and a small National school were built in 1847. The Town Estate, purchased with £20 left by Richard Wright, and other monies paid by the parish, consists of a farm at Wissett ; 3a. 2r. of land in Alburgh, and 25a. in South Elmham. The rents amount to £180 18s. per annum, out of which the necessary expenses attending the church and other town charges are paid, and the residue applied in aid of the poor's rate. An allotment of 13a. 1r. 20p. awarded at the enclosure in the 41st of George III., is let for about £40 a year, and expended in coals for the poor.
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