HALESWORTH.
Halesworth is a market town, distant 31 miles N.E. from Ipswich, 8 miles from Bungay, 9 miles from Beccles, 8½ from Southwold, and 100 from London, in the Blything hundred and union, Norwich bishopric, East Suffolk; is situate on the river Blyth, which is navigable to Southwold, where it falls into the North Sea. The living is a rectory, with the vicarage of Chediston annexed, value £600, and 10 acres of glebe land, in the gift of Andrew Johnston, Esq. The Rev. Robert Edward Hankinson, M.A., is the incumbent, and the Rev. David Stevenson, B.A., is the curate. The church of St. Mary is a Gothic building, with square tower and fine peal of 8 bells; also nave, aisles, and organ. The Baptists, Wesleyans, and Independents, have chapels here. Here is also a National School, and a British and Foreign School.
There is a small theatre here; also a neat police station for the Beccles division of police. It is a polling place for the Eastern division of the county. The town is lighted with gas. The trade consists in corn and malt, which is exported to London by means of small crafts to Southwold. Here are also iron foundries, coach building, and several manufacturing establishments. The market is held on Tuesday. Fairs are held on Tuesday in Easter and Whitsun weeks, and 29th and 30th of October. The petty sessions are also held here.
The population is 2,665, acreage 1,420, gross rental £10,000, rateable value, £7,990. John Crabtree, Esq., is lord of the manor of Halesworth and Dame Margerie, in Halesworth; and the rector is lord of the manor of the rectory.
Crown bank; Harveys and Hudsons, bankers. Agent, Thomas T. B. Bedwell, Thoroughfar
Gurneys and Company; Barclay and Co., Market-place
East of England bank; manager, Josiah Humphries, London and Westminster bank agents, Thoroughfare
Savings’ bank; manager, Mr. James Tippell. Quay street
Gas works; John Foreman, manager, Wissett road