The city itself is beautifully situated on the banks of the river Wensom, by some called Bariden, or Winsber, and towards the center of the county of Norfolk. It is 108 miles from London by Newmarket, 112 by Bury St. Edmund’s, and 113 by Ipswich and Colchester.

The city is divided into twelve wards, viz.

Berstreet Coslany St. Stephen
Colegate Fyebridge Wymer, East
Conisford, North Mancroft Wymer, Middle
Conisford, South St. Giles Wymer, West

Each of whom elect two aldermen.

COURT of ALDERMEN, 1783.

ALDERMENS Names

Residence.

Time when elected.

In the Room of

Wards.

Sheriff.

Mayor.

The Right Worshipful StarlingDay, Esq; MAYOR.

Past the Chair.

No. 74, Pottergate-street

September

23

1777

John Nuthall, Esq;

W. Wymer

1775

1782

John Morse, Esq; Dep. M

No. 6, Upper Surry-street

July

1

1777

Nockold Thompson, Esq;

N. Conisford

1779

1781

John Gay, Esq;

No. 19, St. G. Broad str.

November

1

1752

Benjamin Nuthall, Esq;

M. Wymer

1746

1754

Jeremiah Ives, sen. Esq;

St. Saviour’s Lane

December

6

1752

Wm. Clarke, Esq;

Fyebridge

1748

1756

Thomas Starling, Esq;

No. 26, Haymarket

December

6

1764

Tim. Balderstone, Esq;

St. Giles’s

1765

1767

Jeremiah Ives, Esq;

No. 1, Colegate-street

July

1

1766

Thomas Vere, Esq;

S. Conisford

1763

1769

Robert Harvey, Esq;

No. 46, Colegate-street

January

5

1767

Wm. Wiggett, Esq;

Coslany

1766

1770

Knipe Gobbet, Esq;

No. 6, St. Stephen’s street

August

17

1768

Bartholm. Harwood, Esq;

St. Giles’s

1768

1771

Charles Weston, Esq;

No. 5, Upper Market-str.

October

28

1763

Jermy Harcourt, Esq;

St. Stephen’s

1754

1772

John Addey, Esq;

St. Faith’s Lane

December

14

1770

Peter Colombine, Esq;

M. Wymer

1766

1773

James Crowe, Esq;

Tuckswood House

July

18

1772

Thomas Harvey, Esq;

N. Conisford

1771

1774

Richard Peete, Esq;

No. 18, Surry-street

January

25

1773

Robert Harvey, Esq;

W. Wymer

1772

1775

Francis Colombine, Esq;

No. 11, Elmhill street

April

26

1774

John Wood, Esq;

Colegate

1769

1776

Nathaniel Roe, Esq;

No. 45, Market-place

July

27

1774

John Patteson, Esq;

S. Conisford

1767

1777

Roger Kerrison, Esq;

No. 9, Back of the Inns

October

4

1774

Richard Matthews, Esq;

Mancroft

1774

1778

Benjamin Day, Esq;

Below the Chair.

Yarmouth

June

6

1777

John Day, Esq;

Coslany

1773

1780

Jer. Ives Harvey, Esq;

No. 47, Colegate-street

January

6

1778

Wm. Crowe, Esq;

Ber-street

1779

Robert Partridge, Esq;

No. 1, Snail gate

October

6

1778

Andrew Chamber, Esq;

Ditto

1780

Elias Norgate, Esq;

No. 1, Hog-hill

January

22

1779

John Goodman, Esq;

Mancroft

1781

Thomas Rogers, Esq;

No. 7, Snailgate

July

3

1779

Robert Rogers, Esq;

Fyebridge

Jeremiah Ives, Jun. Esq;

No. 3, Tombland

September

25

1779

Sir H. Harbord, Bart.

East Wymer

1782

Robert Harvey, Jun. Esq;

No. 31, Surry-street

January

21

1780

James Poole, Esq;

Ditto

John Patteson, Esq;

No. 4, Surry-street

December

10

1781

Sir P. Churchman, Knt.

St. Stephen’s

Cha. Weston, jun. Esq;

No. 28, S. Geo. Bridge st.

March

15

1782

John Thurlow, Esq;

Colegate

SHERIFFS.—THOMAS DAY, Esq; No 21, Elmhill-street. JEREMIAH IVES, jun. Esq; No. 3, Tombland.

OFFICERS of the COURT.

Edward Bacon, Esq; Recorder S. Mottram, Gent. Chief Constable
John Chamber, Esq; Steward Mr. Charles Lay, jun. Under Sheriff
Elisha De Hague, Gent. Town Cl. Mr. Charles Lay, sen. Sword Bearer
Elias Norgate, Esq; Coroner Mr. Cubit, Under Chamberlain
Thomas Marks, Gent. Coroner Mr. Rt. Harmer, Cl. of the Market
Mr. Wm. Dewing, Chamberlain Mr. Charles Lay, Water Bailiff.

The twelve wards are divided into four great wards, viz.