PULHAM ST. MARY MAGDALEN, a populous and pleasant village 4 miles N.W. of Harleston, has 253 houses, 1,414 souls, of whom 311 are returned as in the Depwade Union workhouse. The parish includes many scattered houses, and has 2596 acres of land, of which the commons called Bush-green, Colegate-end, and Grisham-green, were enclosed in 1838-9. It is mostly comprised in Robt. Copeman, Esq's. manor of Pulham, (fines arbitrary,) and had anciently a weekly market, and was noted for the manufacture of hats, dornecks, coverlets, &c. A cattle fair is held on the third Thursday in May. Here is a large establishment for the manufacture of organs, belonging to Mr. Joseph Bullen, who has sent several fine instruments to London, and other places. The Church is a large edifice, with a tower and six bells, and its curacy is consolidated with Pulham St. Mary the Virgin, as already noticed. The Hall, anciently the seat of the Percy family, is now the property of Laverack Leggett, Esq. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel here. The Town Estate consists of two farm houses and 66a. of land, and three cottages ; out of the rents £18 is paid in support of a Sunday school, and the remainder is distributed in coals and clothing among the poor. About the year 1832, the overseers enclosed 29a. from the wastes to be cultivated by the poor, by spade husbandry. Post Office at Mrs. Eliz. Palmer's. Letters arrive at 9 a.m., and are despatched at 4.30 p.m.
Betts Wm. gardener
Bond Rev. Richd. M.A. curate
Bullen Jph. organ bldr. and pianoforte tuner
Carron Chas. gardener
Drake Lieut. Edwd.
Dunn Matthew, painter & plmbr
Elmar Mr. Jas.
Fuller Mrs. J.
Howes Geo. saddler
King Wm. Horn, vet. surgeon
Leggett Laverack, Esq. The Hall Mainey Thos. master of union
Mullenger Thos. clothes cleaner
Myhill Mr. Benj.
Pain Mr. Philip
Palmer Eliz. straw hat mkr
Parkerson Miss Charlotte
Potter Joshua macintosh mkr
Rason Geo. solr's clk
Reeve Thos. bricklayer
Rix Saml. national school
Rudling Jno. cooper
Rudling Jph. watch repairer
Self Mr. Sarah
Sheperson, Miss Maria
Thurlow Mrs. Susannah
Waller Mr. Josiah
Warn Rebecca, dress mkr
Inns and Taverns.
Crown, Joshua Steward
Falcon, Robt. Brown
Queen's Head, David Dodd
To Norwich ; Mr. Prime's at 8.35 a.m., & to Harleston at 7.25 p.m. Wed. & Sat
To Tivetshall Station, daily, (Sundays excepted,) at 9.5 a.m., & to Harleston at 6.5 p.m.
