DICKLEBURGH WITH LANGMERE, a parish 5 miles N.E. of Diss, contains 205 houses, 959 souls, and 2,054a. 2r. 12p. of land, exclusive of 160a. of open commons, called High Green, Semese Green, and Dickleburgh Moor. Langmere is a hamlet and constablewick about a mile E. of the village, locally situated in Earsham hundred, and at the last census had 127 inhabitants. The soil belongs chiefly to copyholders, subject to arbitrary fines ; the rector has a small manor here, and the Earl of Orford is lord of the rest. The Church, a spacious edifice, dedicated to All Saints, has a tower and five bells, and contains a fine memorial to Lady Playters. The rectory, formerly in four medieties, valued in the King's book at £28, has a yearly rent of £725, awarded in 1839, in lieu of tithes, and there are 100a. of glebe. The Rev. Geo. Stevenson, M.A. is the incumbent, and has a handsome rectory house, built in 1839. The patronage is vested in Trinity College, Cambrige[sic]. The Methodists have a chapel here. In 1812, Henry Kett left £500 for the establishment of a Lancasterian school here, of which £100 was laid out in 1814 in building a school room, and the residue laid out in the purchase of stock, which now amounts to £797 9s., three per cent consols, besides which there is £136 10s. in the Saving's Bank. The school occupies the site of the Town-House, and was enlarged in 1841 with funds raised by subscription : from 80 to 100 children attend. The poor have 20s. a-year, left by R. Chapman. The Town Lands consist of 31a. 2r. 33p., let for £60 a year, which is applied in the service of the church. Post Office at Jonth. Row's. Letters arrive at 7 a.m., and are despatched at 6.15 p.m.
Those marked * reside in Langmere.
*Barrett Wm. vict. White Horse Bartram Saml. poultry dlr
Bass Wm. vict. Crown, (& coach bldr)
Booty Jas. carter
Bransby Maria, straw bonnet mkr
Bunyan Jno. Wm. saddler
Chapman Jno. vict. King's Head Clement's Miss Maria
Cooke Arthur, clerk
Cooper Rev. Robt. M.A. vicar of Rushall Crisp Wm. bricklayer
Fish Jas. glove mkr
Garland Thos. watch mkt
Girling Thos. merchnt's clk
Jary Thos. Wm. & Lock Sarah Ann, Lancasterian School Lambert Robt. farrier
Lee Miss Grace, East Cottage Mann Geo. B. relieving officer
Saunders Wm. carpntr. & Martha school
Self Mrs. Mary
Smith Robt. auctioneer & bldr
Smith Wm. sen. seed mercht
Smith Wm. jun. corn miller, corn, seed, & coal mercht
Stevenson Rev. Geo. M.A. Rectory Thrower Noah, corn miller & mrcht. & steam thrashers for hire
Wegg Rev. Robt. rector of Frenze Wells Benj. stone mason
