UPWELL is a large village, a very extensive parish formerly a market town, 6½ south-east from the Wisbech and 4 miles south from the Emneth station, station of the Great Eastern railway, which company is constructing a steam tramway for the conveyance of goods and passengers between here and Wisbech: it is partly in the hundred of Wisbech, in the Isle of Ely, and a large portion of the hundred of Clackclose, county of Norfolk, union and County court district of Wisbech, rural deanery of Fincham. archdeaconry of Norfolk and diocese of Norwich. Doomsday Book informs us that it belonged, with , to the Abbey of Ramsey, and was at that time a place of some note: it is situated on either side of the river Nene, which divides the counties. The Norfolk portion of this parish is given in Kelly's directory of that county. The mother church stands in Norfolk. Christ Church is an ecclesiastical parish of Upwell, in the Isle of Ely, 4 mile south from the mother church, and 3 east from Stonea station of the Great Eastern railway: the church is a cruciform building of brick, with coloured facings, consisting of chancel, chancel aisles, nave, transepts, and bell turret with one bell: there are two stained east windows. The register dates from the year 1866. The living is a rectory, gross yearly value £1,594 7s. 2d., with 6 acres of glebe and residence, in the gift of Charles Watson Townley esq. and held since 1862 by the Rev. George Metcalfe M.A. of Clare College, Cambridge. There are chapels for Wesleyans, Baptists and Primitive Methodists. The charities amount to £137 yearly. The Public Hall was erected by a limited company: in it are held meetings, concerts and lectures. An Odd Fellows' Lodge (Manchester Unity) is held fortnightly on wednesdays, and is in a very flourishing condition.The fire engine was presented to the parish by the late Mr. James Lee; it is manned by volunteers, and the keys for the engien house are kept by Mr. William Bradfield. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners are lords of the manor of Wisbech Barton which extends into Upwell The principal landowners are C. W. Townley, the representatives of the late Rev. G. J. Huddleston, J. C. Townsend esq. Lord Overstone, Sir J. L. Smith, George Vansittart, Thomas Wright, Samuel West, John Wooll and Thomas Elworthy esqrs. and Miss Orton. The soil is loamy, in many parts highly fertile, and the subsoil clay. The crops are wheat, potatoes, peas, beans, oats and mustard. The area of the entire parish is 16,454 acres; rateable value of the Cambridgeshire portion, £12,466; the population 1,356 in Cambridgeshire, and 2,082 in Norfolk: the population of the Christchurch ecclesiastical parish was 863.
EXMOOR (or Euismoor, or Euximoor) is 4½ miles south; Lake's End is 5 miles south; Tip's End, 5 miles south.
LADDUS and Susan's (or Shrewness) Green lie to the south-west.
POST, MONEY & TELEGRAPH OFFICE, Savings Bank & Government Annuity & Insurance Office.—James Henry Inman, postmaster. Letters arrive from Wisbech at 5.30 a.m. and 5 p.m.; dispatched at 8.30 a.m. & 7.5 p.m. Sunday letters arrive ay 5.30 p.m.; dispatched ay 7.5 p.m. Money ordrs are granted & paid from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Telegraph office open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; sundays, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
POST OFFICE.—Christchurch, Miss Sarah Goulding, receiver; delivery begins 6.30; dispatched at 6.6 p.m.
INSURANCE AGENTS:--
Law Union, J. Webber
Norwich Union Fire, James H. Inman
Norwich & London Accident, & Phœnix, Alfred John Elworthy
Royal Exchange, J. F. Balding; & C. S. Elworthy
Royal Farmers & General, J. F. Balding (agent for hall)
PUBLIC OFFICERS:--
Assistant Overseer, Alfred John Elworthy
Collector of Income Taxes, Alfred john Elworthy
Registrar of Births & Deaths, for Upwell sub-district,
Edward James Hugh Waudby
Police Sergeant, William Bennyworth
Medical Officer & Public Vaccinator,
Berry Miss
Berry Walter
Brown Rev, Joseph [Baptist]
Palmer Mrs, Hanslip
Swann Lister, Upwell hall
Webber James
Welchman William
West Henry
West Samul
COMMERCIAL.
[Letters for Tip's End should be addressed, Tip's End, Welney, Wisbech.]
Balding James Francis, estate & industrial agent
Balding John Smithee, blacksmith]
Beckett Joseph, butcher & gasfitter
Berry Walter, surgeon, & medical officer & public vaccinator,
Elworthy William Henry, farmer
Fisher John Hammond, bricklayer
Goulding William, chemist
Green Christopher, farmer
Headin William, farmer
Hunt George, tailor
Inman James Henry, grocer, draper & agent to W. & A. Gilbey, wine & spirit merchants, & post office
Jakens Susannah (Mrs.), baker
Jarmany Ann (Mrs.), beer retailer Kirby William, beer retailer
Lawrence Joseph, Old King's Head
Lock Jonathan, farmer
Marsh George, shoe maker
Mayhew William, plumber & glazier
National Skating Association (James D. Digby, sec.)
Overland, Charles, plumber & glazier
Pethero William, farmer & landowner, & potato merchant
Ream John Fosbrooke, farmer
Shepherd Thomas, steam & wind miller & corn factor
Smith Elizabeth (Mrs.), Queen's Head Spikins J. T. S. butcher
Sutton William, bricklayer
Swann Lister M.R.C.V.S., veterinary surgeon, Upwell hall
Thistleton Jams Thomas, farmer
Townley Valentine, grocer & butcher
Tuck Henry, shoe maker
Upwell & Gas Co. Limited (R. Dales, chairman; William Welchman, clerk)
Warby John, farmer & thrashing machine proprietor
Watson William, farmer
Waudby Edward James Hugh, registrar of births & deaths for Upwell sub-district
Webber James, solicitor, comissioner for oaths in the Supreme Court
& clerk to the school board, clerk to managers national school,
to Charity trustees, Upwell (isle of Ely), Upwell (Norfolk) & of Outwell;
& at Bridge buildings, Wisbech
clerk to the Level of Upwell, & Welney, to the Needham burial & Birdbeck district
& to the Upwell & Gas Co. Limited
West Henry, farmer & landowner, land agent & valuer
West Henry, jun. farmer
West Samuel, farmer & landowner
Christchurch.
[Letters should be addressed Christchurch, Wisbech.]
Metcalfe Rec. George M.A. [rector]
Vipan Thomas
Wooll John
COMMERCIAL.
Beeston Philip, farmer
Bensley Charles, wheelwright
Berry Samuel, farmer
Burgess James, farmer
Cave John, farmer
Cawthorn George, farmer
Chenery William, farmer & surveyor of highways
Co-operative Stores, grocers, &c. (George Cawthorn, manager)
Cross Isaac, tailor
Drake William, miller (wind)
Goulding Sarah (Miss), grocer, draper & post office
Haudbury Sarah (Mrs.), farmer
Hook Thomas W. G. farmer
Ilett William, farmer
Johnson John, farmer
Julien Matthew, Wheatsheaf, & blacksmith
Knights John, farmer
Lavender Roger, Dun Cow, & thrashing machine owner
Lowden James, miller (wind)
Patey William, farmer
Pate Russell, farmer
Prior Joseph, farmer
Rowe Robert, farmer
Scott John, jun. farmer
Searle Stephen, farmer
Sears Richard Henry, farmer
Sutton Joseph, farmer
Tombleson Joseph Cole, farmer
Trower Welfare, farmer
Turner John, sen. farmer
Turner Mark, farmer
Vawser David, farmer
Vipan Thomas, farmer
Wooll John, farmer & landowner
Worts George, beet retailer & blacksmith
Exmoor.
[Letters should be addressed Exmoor, Christchurch, Wisbech]
Elmer Robert, farmer
Elven Charles, farmer
Johnson James, farmer
Ladds William, beer retailer
Melbourn William, farmer
Russell Ann (Mrs.), farmer
Russell George, farmer
Russell George, sen. farmer
Russell John, farmer
Russell Thomas, farmer
Scott Abraham, blacksmith
Smithee John, farmer
Tibbs Martindale, farmer
