DEOPHAM is a parish 2½ miles south from Kimberley station, 4 north from
Attleborough station on the Thetford and Norwich line of the London and North
Eastern railway, and 4 south-west from Wymondham, comprising the small village
of Deopham Green, a mile south-west from the church. The parish is in the
Southern division of the county, Forehoe hundred and petty sessional division,
Forehoe and Henstead rural district, Wymondham county court district, rural
deanery of Hingham, archdeaconry of Norfolk and diocese of Norwich. The church
of St. Andrew is a building of flint and stone in the Perpendicular style,
consisting of chancel, lofty nave, aisles, south porch and an embattled western
tower, with octagonal turrets and pinnacles, and containing 5 bells: in
1864 the chancel was entirely restored and new roofed, and in 1867 the south
aisle was restored: the nave was
restored, a new roof added and new windows inserted in 1884, and the porch and
tower have also since been restored: there are 280 sittings. The register
dates from the year 1560. The living is a vicarage, united with the rectory of
Hackford, joint yearly net value £500, with residence, in the gift of the Dean
and Chapter of Canterbury, and Clare College, Cambridge, alternately, and held
since 1930 by the Rev. William Clarke M. A. of Clare College, Cambridge. The
Ecclesiastical Commissioners are impropriators of the rectoriaI tithes. There is
a Methodist chapel at Deopham Green, erected in 1837. The Rev. Henry Rix, who
died in 1728, left £60 to be invested in land, which produces a rental of about
£8 yearly, now appropriated for teaching four poor children to read and say the
church catechism and for an annual sermon, the minister receiving 10s., the
clerk 1s., and each child 8s., the remainder being given in bread to the poor. A
sum of about £13, arising from 14 acres of land, awarded at the inclosure in
1814 in lieu of common rights, is distributed among the poor in coal annually.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners, who are lords of the manor, and W. C. Allen
are the principal landowners. The soil is marl; subsoil, clay. The chief
crops are wheat, barley, turnips and hay. The area is 2,419 acres;
the population in 1931 was 546.
By the County of Norfolk Review Order, 1935, the civil parish of Hackford
was added to this parish.
Post & Tel. Call Office. Letters through Wymondham. Morley St. Botolph is the nearest M. O. & T. office
Carriers.- Hammond, of Caston, passes through to Norwich on wed. & sat.; Riches, of Hockham, passes through to Norwich on sat
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Clarke
Rev. William M. A. (vicar),
Vicarage
Coldham
Herbert Barnard J. P
COMMERCIAL.
Marked thus º farm 150 acres or over.
º Allen Walter Charles, farmer, The Hall farm. Hingham 65
º Allen William A., farmer, Crown farm
Bales Fred J. farmer
Blacksmiths’ Arms P. H. (Harry
Walter Rudrum), The Green
Clarke Hannah Maria (Mrs.), farmer, Park lane
Clarke Charles Percy, farmer, Low common
Coates John Walter
Cooper James, farmer
Downes Horace, farmer, Green farm
Fulcher Johnathan, farmer
Hurrell Frank Thomas M. farmer, Church farm
Half Moon P. H. (George
F. Sturman)
Jones George, farmer, Mill farm
Leverett Charles, farmer, Laurel farm
Long Arthur, farmer
Long Arthur Samuel, farmer, Shaws farm
Mills George James, grocer
& post office. Hingham 63
Palmer John William, poultry
farmer, Ivy farm
º Peacock William Liddelow, farmer, High Elm & Pettengills farms, The Green
Phœnix Arthur, thatcher
Phœnix Walter Brunning, farmer, Stalland
Reynolds Thomas, farmer,
South Hill
Saunders William, grocer
Sizeland Eric Samuel, farmer, Hills farm
Stone Samuel P., farmer, Low common
Thorpe George William, market
gardener
Victoria Tavern (Edwin W. Digman)
Willis Andrew, farmer,
Glassbottle farm
Woods Frank, farmer,
Park farm
Wright George,
farmer