The Norwich Directory; or, Gentlemen and Tradesmen's Assistant [1783]

by William Chase

Towns.	Miles.	Carriers Names.	Where they set up.	Towns they carry Parcelsfor.	Days of Coming in.	Days & Timeof going out.
Acle	11	Crowe & Driver	Waggon & Horses, Bl. H. Tomb	Blofield, Burlingham, Freethorpe,Halvergate	S	S	2
Aldburgh	11	Goose —	Black Horse, Tombland	Aylsham, Ingworth, Erpingham,Alby, &c.	S	S	1
Alderford	8	—	Reepham carrier
Ashwelthorp	9	Wm. Browne	Nag’s-head, St. Stephen’s	Swardeston, Mulbarton, Bracon-ash,Hethel	W S	W S	2
Aslacton	12	Roberts —	George, Haymarket	Moulton, Forncet, Gissing,Tivetshall, Tibbenham	S	S	3
Attleburgh	15	Green —	Lamb, Haymarket	Old Buckenham, Ellingham,Shropham	W S	W S	11
Attlebridge	8	—	Fakenham Foxley & Thornham	Carriers
Aylsham	11	Marsh & Palmer	Elephant, Mag. str. Wd. Heart	St. Faith’s, Blickling, Buxton,Felthorpe	W S	W S	1
Antingham	5	—	South Repps carrier
Barningham	26	—	Gresham carrier
Barton Mills	41	J. and Fr. Balls	Moon & Stars, St. Mich. Coslany	Thetford, Mildenhall, Soham,Ely	once in 3Weeks.
Bawdsewell	14	—	Foxley carrier
Beccles	18	Mayhew, Moore	White Hart & Lamb, St. Peter M	Loddon, Lowestoft, Thurlton,Gillingham, Stockton	M Th	Tu F	11
Blickling	13	—	Aylsham carrier
Blofield	6		Acle and Yarmouth carriers
Booton	11	Bircham	Moon and Stars, St. M. Coslany	Felthorpe, Swannington, Reepham,Sall	W S	W S	2
Botesdale	27	Coe	Golden Lion, St. John Madd.	Long Stratton, Dickleburgh, &Scole	F	S	11
Bracon-ash	6		Ashwellthorp & Carlton carriers
Bradfield	16		South Repps carrier
Braintree	74		Star in the Market
Blakeney	25	Wade	Bull, Magdalen-street	Holt, &c.
Briston	17	Reeve, Johnson	Pope’s Head, Moon and Stars	Saxthorpe, Heydon, Thursford,&c.	F	S	10
Brooke	7		Bungay and Harleston carriers		W S	W S	11
Buckenh. N.	15	Southgate	White Hart, St. Peter’s	Banham, Old Buckenham	W S	W S	11
Bungay	14	Girling Golding	Star, Rampant Horse	Brook, Woodton, Ditchingham,Hedenham	M Tu F	Tu W S	2
Bunwell	11	Wm. Parsons	Rampant Horse	Buckenham, Kenningball, N. & S.Lopham, Redgrave, Botesdale	F	S	2
Burlingham	8		Acle carrier
Burnham	38	Raven	Black Horse, St. Giles’s	Attlebridge, Bawdeswell, Stibbard,Guist	Tu	Th	*2
Bury St. Edm	42	Wright, Fairfax	Star in the Market	Market-Harling, Gasthorpe,Ixworth	Th	F	12
Buxton	8		Erpingham and Skeyton carriers	Pulhams, Harleston, Waybreaa,Stradbrook, Hoxne, Brundish,Laxfield, Framlingham
Brockdish	24	Johnson	Star in the Market		F	S	11
Castle-acre	28		Watton carrier
Cambridge	63		York waggons
Carlton Rode	13	Smith, Event	Nag’s Head, Steph. Rose, Conisf.	Mulbarton, Taccolneston,Buckenham	W S	W S	3
Cawston	11	Sandle —	Ringers, St. Mich. Coslany	Sall, Wood-dalling, Horsford,Haveringland	W S	W S	2
Cley	25	—	Holt carrier
Colchester	62	—	London machines
Coston	18	—	Ellingham carrier	Hockham, Shropham, Rockland,&c.	F	S	*6
Catfield	18	Trorey, Page	Bl. boys. St. Cl. Elephant. Mag. str.	Wroxham, Rackheath, Horning,Hickling	W S	W S	2
Coltishall	7	Balls	Angel, Mag. str. & N. Walsham	Carriers	M W F S	M W F S	3
Cromer	21	Harding, Cutler	Pope’s-head, & Wounded Heart	Sherringham, Felbrigg	Tu F	Th S	10
Corpusty	15	Erwin —	Recruiting Serjeant, St. Mary’s	Horsford, Heydon, Cawston,Wood-row	Tu	W	10
Crostwick	5	—	N. Walsham and Sloley carriers
Dereham	16	2 Boydens, Male, Gowns & Dunn	White Lion, St. Ben. Woolpocket & Bl. horse, St.Giles, & Pope’s Head St. Peter’s	Tuddenham, Gressinghall, Litcham,Rougham, Harpley, Houghton, Binham,Docking, Scarning, Massingham,Swaffham, Downham	Every Day.
Dickleburgh	8	—	Diss and Hoxne carriers
Dilham	13	Hannant —	White Horse, Magdalen-street	East Ruston, Honing, Walcot,&c.	W S	W S	3
Diss	22	Bray	Star in the Market	Tivetshall, Dickleburgh, Scole,Gissing, Botesdale, Ixworth, Sudbury,Long Melford, Ipswich	W Th	F S	11
Docking	40	Pointer & Gowns	Woolpkt. St. Giles & Pope’s Head
Downham	42	Robert Boyden	White-lion, St. Benedict’s	Dereham, Swaffham, Fincham	W	Th	*6
Drayton	4		Lyng carrier
Earlham	13		Harleston carriers
Easton	5		Mattishall and Yaxham carriers
Ellingham	18	Frost	Jol. Farmers, St. Stephen’s gates	Rockland, Caston, Shropham,&c.	F	S	1
Elmham N.	18	Bradfield	Lobster, St. John’s Maddermarket	Litcham, Lexham, Rougham,Brisley, Stanfield	Th	F
Elsing	11		Lyng carrier
Erpingham	14	Newstead	Bull, Magdalen-street	Woolterton, Aylsham, Hanworth,Aldburgh, Buxton, Ingworth	W S	W S	2
Eye	23	Page	Rampant-horse, St. Stephen’s	Hoxne, Stradbrook, &c.	F	S	10
Fakenham	25	Pointer, Raven & Fox	Wool-pocket & Black Horse, St. Giles &Pope’s Head, St. Peter’s	Attlebridge, Sparham, Ryburgh,&c.	Tu F	W Th S	*4
Felbrigg	18		Cromer carrier
Felmingham	13		South Repps carrier
Field-dalling	22		Wells carrier
Forncet	12		Tacolneston carrier
Foulsham	18		Hindolveston carrier
Foxley	15	Lewel	Bull, Magdalen street	Drayton, Atttebridge, Morton,Bawdswell, Foulsham, Billingford,Elmham, Belaugh	W S	W S	2
Fressingfield	24	Daniel	Star in the Market	Brooke, Wattle, Laxfield,&c.	F	S	11
Grantham	126		York Waggons
Gresham	23	Jordan	Wounded-heart, St. Peter’s	Barningham, Baconsthorp, Aldeburgh,Aylsham	F	S	11
Gunthorpe	24	John Johnson	Moon & Stars St. Michael’s Cosl.	Briston, Saxthorpe, Thursford,Heydon	F	S	*7
Gunton	17		South Repps carrier
Hardwick	9	Lock & Spink	Star, Haymar. Nag’s-head St. Ste.	Skeyton, Newton, Tasburgh,Mourning Thorpe	S	S	2
Halesworth	23	Francis	White Hart	Bungay, Saxmundham, Yoxford,Woodbridge	M Tu F	Tu W S	11
Hallifax	218	Thomas Oliver	York waggons
Halstead	66		London machine at the Angel
Happsburgh	18	Wood	King’s-head, Magdalen street	Rackheath, Wroxham, Stalham,Lessingham	F	S	11
Hapton	8	Walker	George, Haymarket	Mulbarton, Flordon	S	S	2
Harleston	20	J. & H. Payne	White-hart, St. Peter’s	Brook, Woodton, Hedenham,Earlham, Redenhall, Mendham, Sileham,Needham	F	S	11
Harling	21	Chalker Smith	Nag’s head St. Peter’s		M Th	Tu F	*5
Haveringland	9		Cawston carrier
Haveningham	8	Cha. Whiting	Black boys, St. Clement’s	St. Faith’s, Stratton Strawless	W S	W S	2
Heydon	12		Gunthorpe and Cawston carrier
Heddenham	12		Bungay and Harleston carriers
Hempnal	9	Spink	Nag’s-head, St. Stephen’s	Stoke, Castor, Saxlingham,&c.	W S	W S	2
Hindolveston	20	Burrel, & Fenn	King’s-head, Mag. street, & Black Bull, St.Clement’s	Bawdswell, Foulsham, Themblethorp,Melton, Constable, Wood Norton	F	S	2
Hingham	14	Clark, Tompson	Curriers Arms & Wool-pocket	Colney, Barford, Swaffham,Castle-acre	M F	Tu S	10
Hockering	10		Dereham carriers
Holt	21	Wade, Spencer	Bull, Mag. street, Pope’s-head	Aylsham, Saxthorp, Edgefield,Blakeney, Cley	Tu F	Th S	8
Honing	15	T. Smith	Angel, Magdalen street	Beeston, Barton Turf, Horstead,Hoveton	W S	W S	2
Horning	9		Ludham carrier
Hickling	18	Parsons	Bull, Magdalen street		F	S	12
Holkham	29		Wells carrier
Houghton	31		Docking carrier
Hockham	20		Rockland Carrier
Hoxne	22	Tho. Page	Rampant horse, St. Stephen’s	Eye, Stradbrooke	F	S	10
Honingham	7		Dereham carriers
Ingworth	12	Benj. Newstead	Bull, Magdalen street	Woolterton, Aylsham, Buxton,Hanworth, Aldburg	W S	W S	2
Ipswich	12		Stowmarket & Diss carriers
Itteringham	43		Holt carriers
Ixworth	15		Bury carriers
Kenninghall	20	West	Star, Hay-market	Brecon-ash, N. Buckenham, N. & S.Lopham	F	S	11
Lammas	12	Kenney	Bull, Magdalen street	Buxton, Hainford	W S	W S	2
LONDON	100	R. & J. Marsh Dewing & Buck	Tombland St. Giles’s Broad street		M Th	Tu F
Leeds	200		York carrier
Litcham	14		Elmham and Lynn carriers
Loddon	10	Gardiner	Lamb, Haymarket	Framlingham, Yelverton, Thurston,Langley, Hardley, & Norton	S	S	2
L. Stratton	11	Smith	Star, Haymarket	Newton, Tasburgh, Aslacton,Forncet	W S	W S	2
Ludham	14	Myall	Black boys, St. Clement’s	Rackheath, Wroxham, Horning	W S	W S	2
Lyng	12	Oakly	Ringers, St. Michael’s Coslany	Drayton, Attlebridge, Morton,Elsing	W S	W S	2
Lynn Regis	42	Creasy & Peel’s waggon	Pope’s head, St. P.—St. Gregory’s	Gressenhall, Elmham, Briston,Mileham, Litcham, Rougham,Castleacre, Gayton, Snettisham,Wisbech, Tid-goat, Spalding, Holbech,Boston	Th	F	10
Lingwood	8	Lubbock	Black horse, Tombland	Brundal, Strumpshaw	S	S	3
Mildenhall	41		London waggons
Maiden Brid.	8		Skeyton and Swanton carriers
Marsham	9	Sutton	Cherry-tree St. Augustine’s	St. Faith’s, Haveningham,Buxton	W S	W S	2
Mattishall	11	Rix, & Howse	W. pocket, St. Giles, Lion St. J. M.	East Tuddenham, Caston, Dereham,Yaxham	W S	W S	1
Mendham	20		Harleston carrier
Morley	12		Attleburgh carrier
Moulton	13	Roberts	George Haymarket	Aslacton, Forncet	S	S	3
Mulbarton	5		Ashwellthorpe and Forncet car.
Mundesley	20		South Repps carrier
Needham	33	Luke Hearn	White Hart, St. Peter’s	Brockford, Stow, Witham,Chelmsford, &c.	W	Th
Newmarket	50		London waggons and machines
Newton	6		Long Stratton carrier
N. Walsham	14	Batchelor Everard	Bull Mag. Str. Lion, St. John’s M	Coltishall, Scottow, Westwick,Crostwick, Bacton, Witton	Tu F	W S	2
N. Wal. Post	14	Debenne	Elephant, ditto
Neatishead	11	Smith	Angel, Magdalen-street	Sprowston, Rackheath, Wroxham	M Th S	M Th S
Pulham	15	Smith, Bailey	Rampant horse & Cock, St. Ste	Newton, Tasburgh, Long Stratton,Wacton	W S	W S
Rackheath	5		Ludham carrier		F	S	11
Rainham	26		Fakenham, Thornham & Elmham	Carriers
Reepham	14	Henry Brown	Crown & Sceptre, St. Mich. Cosl	Drayton, Attlebridge, Alderford,Swannington	W S	W S	2
Rockland	15	Fielding	Crown, St. Stephen’s	Deepham Shropham, Caston, GreatEllingham	S	S	12
Saxlingham	7	John Summers	Nag’s Head, St. Stephen’s	Fritton, Stoke Holy Cross	W S	W S	3
Saxmundhm	36		Halesworth carrier
Saxthorpe	15		Briston and Gunthorpe carriers
Scole	20		Diss carrier, & London machines	from the Angel, & White Swan, St. Peter’s
Scottow	9		Northwalsham carrier
Sheringham	23		Cromer carrier
Shipdham	20	Mendham	Wool pocket, St. Giles’s	Swaffham, Watton, Hingham	F	S	10
Shottisham	7	George Crisp	White horse, Hog-hill	Lakenham, Stoke, Castor,Framlingham	W S	W S	2
Skeyton	11	John Amies	Elephant, Magdalen street	Buxton, Maidenbridge, Tuttington	W S	W S	1
Sloley	10	Samuel Barber	Bull, ditto	Coltishall, Worsted, Crosswick	W S	W S	3
Smallburgh	11	Matthew Neave	Ditto	Wrexham, Trunch, &c.	W S	W S	3
South Repps	17	John Summers	Ditto	Antingham, Felmingham, Mundsley,Northrepps	F	S	9
S. Walsham	9	W. Cutting	Jolly Farmers, St. Martin’s Palace	Blofield, Hemblington	S	S	2
Southwold	30	Samuel French	Star, Hay-market	Loddon, Beccles, Wrentham,Benacre, Henstead	T	W	2
Sparham	15		Fakenham & Walsingham carrier
Stanfield	22		Elmham carrier
Stratton Str.	7	Cha. Whiting	Black Boys, St. Clement’s	St. Faith’s, Haveningham	W S	W S	2
Stalham	14	Parsons	Bull, Magdalen street	Hicking, Hingham, Lessingham	F	S	12
Stowmarket	38	Luke Hearn	White Hart, St. Peter’s	Dickleburgh, Scole, Stoke,Finingham, Needham, Ipswich, Dedham,Colchester	W	Th	2
Stradbrook	28		Hoxne carrier
Strumpshaw	8	Jonathan Purd	Farmers, St. Martin’s Palace	Brundal, Lingwood	S	S	3
Swaffham	28	Clark, Tompson	Curriers arms, Woolpocket St. G	Hingham, Watton, &c.	M F	Tu S	10
Swannington	8		Reepham carrier
Swainsthorp	5		Tasburgh carrier
Swanton Ab.	11	Haynes	Elephant, Magdalen street	Maidenbridge, &c.	W S	W S	1
Swardiston	8		Facolneston carrier
Suffieldthorp	13		South Repps carrier
Tacolneston	9	Noah Nicolls	Huntsman Hog hill	Swardeston, Mulbarton, Braconash,Wreningham, Ashwellthorpe, Forncet	W S	W S	4
Tasburgh	8	Wright	Star, Hay-Market
Thetford	30	John Fisher	Write Hart, St. Peter’s
Themilthp.	14		Hindolveston carrier
Thornham	38	Thomas Pointer	Wool-pocket, St. Giles’s	Attlebridge, Elmham	Tu	Tu	4
Thursford	22	Reeve	Pope’s head, St. Peter’s	Gunthorpe, &c.	Tu	Th	4
Tuttington	14		Skeyton carrier
Trunch	16		Southrepps carrier
Walsingham	27	William Scott	White Hart, St. Peter’s	Bawdswell, Foxley, Bintree,Twyford, Guist, Stibbard, Snoring,&c.	F	S	*4
Watton	21	Clark, Tompson	Woolpocket & Curriers arms	Hingham, Swaffham, Castleacre,Barford, Soham	M F	Tu S	11
Wells	31	Faircloth, Oakes Rouse, Reeve	W. Heart. St. P. Wool Pocket. St. Giles’s, Star, Haymarket.	Hockham, Binham, Bale,Brinton, Corpusty, Holkham,&c.	Tu Th	Th F	*3
Wisbech	54		Lynn waggons
Woodbridge	46	F. Kebble	Wounded heart, St. Peter’s	Beccles, Saxmundham, Ipswich,Framlingham	W	Th	11
Woolpit	40		Stowmarket carrier
Woolterton	14		Erpingham carrier
Worsted	12	Palmer, Barber	Bull, Magdalen street	Horstead, Horning, Scottow,Coltishall	W S	W S	2
Wreningham	8	John Leman	Nag’s head, St. Stephen’s	Swardeston, Mulbarton, Bracon-ash,Hethel	W S	W S	2
Wroxham	7
Wymondhm	8	Childerhouse Drake, Carter Foalshams, & Bunn	Griffin, King street. Lamb, Haymar. Blk. BullSr. Clem. Recruit. serj. St. Miles, Cock, St. Giles.	Hetherset, &c.	Tu W T S	Tu W T S	2
Yarmouth	22	Howes, Everit	Black horse, Tombland	Blofield, Acle, Burgh, Filby,&c.	Every Day.
York	216	Tho. Oliver	Star, Hay-market	Leeds, Wakefield, Hallifax,Cambridge, Huntingdon, Grantham,Newark, &c.	Tuesday	Tu Night
Yaxham	15	Robert Rix	Wool-pocket, St. Giles’s	Easton, Mattishall, Dereham	W S	W S

Those mark’d with an (*) go out in the Morning.

FINIS.

APPENDIX
to the
NORWICH DIRECTORY,
January 3, 1784.

Comprehending the Deaths, Removals, and new Inhabitants, since March 22, 1783; as also, a Correction of those Errors which unavoidably occur in the first Edition of a Work of this Nature.

DEATHS

AGGS John, No. 6, Excise-office-street—Window continues

Berney Mrs. Elizabeth, Tombland

Booth Martin, Bookseller, &c. No. 3, Market-place—Business continued by Widow and Son

Branthwaite Mrs. No. 17, Upper Close