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Reepham in Norfolk County England History and GeographyREEPHAM, a market town and parish in the hundred of EYNSFORD, county of NORFOLK, 12 miles (N.W. by N.) from Norwich, and 116 (N.E. by N.) from London, containing 345 inhabitants. This town is situated on an elevation near the small river Eyne, and is neat and well built; in the market-place are several good houses, which are fronted by a row of evergreens. The chief trade is in malt, and there is an extensive brewery. The market, obtained by charter of Edward I., is on Wednesday; and there is a fair for horses and toys on June 29th; both, for the sake of convenience, are held at Hackford. The living is a discharged rectory, with Kerdeston, in the archdeaconry of Norfolk, and diocese of Norwich, rated in the king's books at £18. 1. 0½., and in the patronage of the Rev. John Mathew. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, contains some ancient monuments, and, formerly, a celebrated image of the Virgin, which became an object of general attraction, and was much enriched by the offerings of religious votaries; there were formerly three fine churches within one enclosure, one for the town, and two for the lordships of Whitwell and Hackford; that belonging to Hackford was burnt down in 1600, the steeple only remaining, which was taken down about thirty-two years ago. The living of Whitwell is a vicarage, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Norwich, and in the patronage of George Hunt Holley, Esq. The church contains a few marble tablets to the memory of the Bircham family. There are places of worship for Baptists and Wesleyan Methodists. A National school for girls is supported by voluntary contributions. From Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1831, courtesy of Databases 4 Sale |
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