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[Transcription © SA Whittle-Bruce 2006] Wimbotsham,Norfolk Kelly's 1933 Directory
Wimbotsham is a parish and village, on the road from Downham to Lynn and on the river Ouse, 1 mile north from Downham Market station on the Ely and Lynn section of the London & North Eastern railway, in the South Western division of the county, Clackclose hundred and petty sessional division, Downham rural district and county court district, rural deanery of Fincham, archdeaconry of Wisbech and diocese of Ely. The church of St. Mary, situate on rising ground, is a building of stone, originally Norman, consisting of apsidal chancel, nave, north porch and an embattled western tower with pinnacles, containing 3 bells: the north and south doorways are fine examples of Norman work; in 1854 the church was restored, the chancel being entirely rebuilt by the Rev. George Henry Dashwood M.A. then rector: a new organ was erected in 1906: there are 200 sittings. The register dates from the year 1562. The living is a rectory, annexed to the vicarage of Stow Bardolph, joint net yearly value of £474. in the gift of Lt-Col. Sir Thomas Leigh Hare bart. M.V.O., D.L., J.P., and held since 1926 by the Rev. Robert John Small B.D. of Trinity College, Dublin, who resides at Stow Bardolph. On the village green is a granite cross, erected in 1921, in memory of the men of the parish who fell in the Great War, 1914-1918; their names are inscribed on the base. There are Methodist chapels. The Reading Room, erected in 1903 on land given by Sir T.L. Hare bart. is vested in trustees; meetings and entertainments are held here, and during the winter months it is used by the Working Men's Club. The fuel allotment produces between £30 and £40 yearly, which sum is distributed to the poor in coals. Sir Thomas Leigh Hare bart. M.V.O.; D.L., J.P., is lord of the manor and chief landowner. The soil is clay and sand; subsoil, clay and sandstone. The chief crops are wheat and barley. Under the Divided Parishes Act the area is 1,578 acres of land. and inland water, 12 of tidal water and 6 of foreshore; the population in 1921 was 507. Post & Tel. Call Office (available for calls to places within a limited distance). Letters through King's Lynn. Downham Market nearestM.O. & T. office PRIVATE RESIDENTS Bunkall Charles, The Limes Cowlin Stanley D, Lynn rd Cox Robert, Church farm Goulder Miss, Hill house Gunns Christopher, Park view Jackson Frank, Lynn road Turner Mrs. Manchester house
COMMERCIAL marked thus * farm 150 acres or over *Barker Stephen, farmer, Lower farm Baxter Alice (Mrs.), shopkpr Bennett John William, farmer, Cherry Tree farm Brown Harold, Chequers P.H. Carley Charles, boot repairer Cook Arthur, boot maker Cooper H. & Sons, bldrs. Belle Vue, Lynn rd *Cox Rt. farmer, Church farm, TN Downham Market 99 Crane Regnld, farmer Gates William, beer retailer Goodrum Joseph, chimney Sweep Gunns Edwd, motor omnibus propr. Lynn rd Gunns Harold, grocer, post office, TN Downham Market 56X Gutteridge Wilfrid, butcher Horne Harry (Mrs.), farmer Mace Frederick John, farmer Mann Ernest, boot repairer Napthan Arth. farmer Pond Frank, joiner Ransome Jn. cycle mkr. Lynn rd TN Downham Market 44 Reading Room Rigg Sam Clifford, sanitary inspector, Downham Rural District Council, Lynn rd. TN Downham Market 59 Smith George, blacksmith |
