Great Henny 1863 Whites directory
HENNY ( GREAT) , a parish on the western side ofthe vale of the Stour, 2 miles S. of Sudbury, has a village called HENNY STREET, near the river Stour; but its church is on abold eminence. It contains 363 souls and 1096 acres of land, belonging to Jas. Manning, Edw. Cook, W. Matthew, and J. M. Sperling, Esqrs.; and several smaller owners.
The Church (St. Mary), is a small antique fabric, with a tower, shingled spire, and three bells, and commands extensive views over the Stour valley. It was restored and newly seated with open benches in 1860, and the east window filled with stained glass, in memory of the late Mrs. Barnardiston. The rectory, valued in K.B. at £13. 6s. 8d., and in 1831 at £354, is in the patronage of the Earl of Verulam, and incumbency of the Hon. and Rev. E. H. Grimston, M.A., of Pebmarsh. The Rectory House is an old residence, and the glebe is about 60 acres. The tithes were commuted in 1840, for £375 per annum. The parish school was built in 1858. The poor have 13s. a year, left by Thomas Sewell, in 1705, out of a farm belonging to Mr. Davis. They have also 20s. a year out of Wincoll’s Charity. (See Alphamstone.)
Post from Sudbury.
Amos William, wheelwright
Carey Rev. James Gasperd Le Marchant, M.A. curate of Great and Little Henny
Cook Edmund, farmer, Grove
Eldred Emanuel,blacksmith, farmer, and victualler, Swan
Fisher James, shoemaker
Foakes Frances, shopkeeper
Harding Robert, Street Farm
Hicks Anty. Deane, farmer, Dove House
Lambert Hy. farmer, Thorncrofts
Orbell Chas. Moss, farmer, Fen
Parmenter Hy. Piper, corn miller
PoddMary, Hill Farm
Sidey William, beerhouse
TuffenDavid, baker, &c.
Upson Edward, farmer, Sheepcote
HENNY (LITTLE) is a small churchless parish, adjoins Great Henny, and has only 81 souls and 410 acres of land, nearly all the property of Nathaniel Clarke Barnardiston, Esq. , and Earl Howe. The former is lord of the manor, and has a pleasant seat called The Ryes, built about 55 years ago, and beautifully situated on a commanding eminence, and surrounded by plantations and richly cultivated ground. Mr. Barnardiston is also patron of the sinecure rectory, which has 11A. of glebe, and a yearly rent-charge of £90. 10s. in lieu of tithes, and is now held by the Rev. Thos. Mills, M.A., who resides at Stutton, in Suffolk. The Parsonage House is a cottage, and the small church went to decay many years ago, and no vestiges of it are now extant. Since the reign of Elizabeth, this small parish has paid a yearly stipend of £3 to Great Henny, for pews and right of burial. The Farmers are Wm. Hassall, Gentry’s Farm; and Wm. King, Ryes Farm.