Norfolk - Knapton

Francis White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory, of Norfolk 1854, p. 396-397

KNAPTON, 3 miles N.N.E. of North Walsham, a parish and village on a considerable eminence, has 85 houses, 330 souls, and 1,480a. 2r. 25p. of land, of which 13a. 3r. 19p. are titheable to Mundesley parish. The manors of Knapton, Bromholm, and Green, are held by St. Peter's College, Cambridge, and that of Knapton Cecils, belongs to Lord Suffield ; but the soil is owned by various proprietors, among whom is Mrs. S. Shirley, of the New Hall ; and Sir. H. Robinson, of Knapton Grove, and several resident yeomen. The Church, dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul, is a neat edifice with a tower and four bells, and the living is a rectory valued in the King's book at £13 7s. 1d , in the patronage of Lord Suffield, and the master of Peter House College, Cambridge, alternately. The College belongs to Knapton Hall, now held on lease by the Rev. S. Cook. The Rev. Wm. L. Barnes is the incumbent. The tithes were commuted in 1840, for £475 per annum, besides £6 to the rector of Mundesley. Mrs. Shirley supports a school. The rent of one rood of land is carried to the poor rates.

DIRECTORY—
Sir Hy. Robinson, (Queen's standard bearer.) Grove ;
Mrs. Selina Shirley, New Hall ;
Rev. Stephen Cook, vicar of Oulton, Hall ;
Miss Eliz. Cornish, James Farrow, and Daniel Long, shoemakers ;
Jno. Frostick, gardener ;
Rt. Grimes, shopkpr. and shoemkr. ;
Peter Hall, blacksmith ;
Mrs. Harriet Miles ;
Israel Newland, wheelwright ;
Miss Nichols, school ;
Robt.Geo. Watts, shopkpr. ;
Thos. Watts, cattle dlr. ;
and
Thos. Allison,
Abm. Coleman,
Jno. Collings,
Jas. Duckers,
Edwd. Dunning (and horse dlr.),
Golden ——,
Wm. Mullen, and
Thos. Spinks, farmers.

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