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Excerpt from An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk, Vol. 5: Containing a Description of the Towns, Villages, and Hamlets, With the Foundations of Monasteries, Churches, Chapels, Chantries, and Other Religious Buildings
Lies at the northern extremity of this hundred; it was taxed at ll, 123. But had a deduction of 123. A year. On account of the revenues of the religious here. The rectory is valued in the King's Books at 61. 138. 4d. And being sworn of the clear yearly value oi4ll. 113. 8d. It is discharged of first fruits and tenths, and is capable of augmenta tion. The situation answers its name. It being a hill-island. The church is dedicated to St. Andrew the Apostle, to whose honour there was a gild held here, and another of the Holy Cross; the image of which Saint stood on the north side of the altar, and was new painted in 1502. In the Lincoln taxation, the rectory was valued at 51. And the rector had a house and 52 acres of glehe; but in the present terrier, there is a house and only 36 acres. It paid ts. 8d. Synodals, 63. 8d. Procurations, 9d. Peter - pence, and 3d. Carvage.
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