Belchamp Otten 1848 Whites directory

Belchamp Otten 1848 Whites directory

BELCHAMP, ( OTTEN) a pleasant scattered village, 6 miles W. of Sudbury, has in its parishsh 389 inhabitants and 1688 acres of fertile land. Samuel Sampson, Esq., is lord of the manor, but a great part of the soil belongs George Thistlewood, Thos. Pung, and Robt. Halls, Esqrs.; and Messrs. Henry Baker, Wm. Parmenter, and John Pratt.
The three latter have neat houses here. In the reign of Henry II one of the ancient family of Otto, or Othon, held the manor of Otten Belchamp Hall, and it afterwards passed to the Botetourt and other families. The Hall was nearly all rebuilt, on a larger scale, by Mr. Baker, its present owner, in 1845. The Church (All Saints, ) is a small neat structure, which was repaired in 1847, and has a modern tower and three bells. The rectory, valued in K.B. at £12, and in 1831 at £355, is in the patronage and incumbency of the Rev. E. H. Dawson, M.A., who has agood residence and 3A. 1R. 25P. of glebe.
The tithes were commuted in 1840 for £443 per annum.
The poor of this parish and Little Yeldham have £8 a year as the rent of ahouse and 24A. of land, in the latter parish, left by John Cooke, in the 1st of Philip and Mary. The Church Land comprises 8A. let for about £14, and bequeathed in 1498 by John Pryce, partly for superstitious uses.

Byford Thomas, church clerk
Chatters Thos. bread & flour dealer
Copsey Sarah, shopkeeper
Dawson Rev. Edw. Hy. , M.A. Rectory
Goody John, shoemaker & shopkeeper
Ives Henry, blacksmith
Moot John, swine dealer
Ward George, vict. Green Man

FARMERS. ( * are Owners. )
*Baker Hy. H. Otten Belchamp Hall
Cady George, Sewell’s
Chickall Richard, Old House
Pannell Sl. H. (miller) Church Farm
*Parmenter William. Bevingdon House
*Pratt John, Cole’s Farm
Pratt Thomas, Folds Farm