Norfolk - Hapton

Francis White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory, of Norfolk 1854, pp. 354-355

HAPTON, a small parish, 9 miles S.W. of Norwich, has 47 houses, 207 souls, and 657 acres of land, belonging chiefly to Hudson Gurney, Esq.; but Lord Berners is lord of the manor. The church, dedicated to St. Margaret, stands on an eminence, and the living is a perpetual curacy, valued in 1841 at £40. The patronage, with the appropriation of the tithes, belongs to Christ's College, Cambridge ; incumbent, Rev. Ezekiel Sparke, M.A. The father of the celebrated chancellor, Thurlow, was curate here. The Unitarian Chapel was built by the Presbyterians in 1741, and is endowed with a house for the minister, and about 115 acres of land left by Mrs. Gay. Here is a small parochial school.

DIRECTORY—
Philip Baker, Jas. George, Jereh. Harn, and Saml. Martin, shoemakers ;
Jno. Dix, vict. White Horse ;
Robt. George and Robt. Goodrum, shopkeepers;
Hannah Goddard, schoolmistress ;
Jno. L. Green, blacksmith ;
Rev. Wm. Selby, (Unitarian);
Wm. Smart, wheelwright ;
Rev. Ezekiel Sparke, M.A., incumbent.
The farmers are—
Wm. Carpenter, (and butcher) ;
Thos. Edwards, (and land agent) ; and
John Reeve.

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