Wickham St Pauls 1848 Whites Directory
WICKHAM ST. PAUL’S is a pleasant village, scattered round a large green, 5 miles N. of Halstead. Its parish contains 476 souls, and 1,225 acres of land, including Catley Cross, I mile S. of the church, and several scattered farm houses. It has generally a light but fertile soil , and some parts are suitable to the growth of hops. The Dean and Chapter of St Paul’s, London, own a great part of the soil , and are lords of the manor, of which they were deprived during the Commonwealth,when one ofthe greedy government agents stripped it of all its valuable timber. Their estate is held on lease by Isaac King, Esq. , and here are several smaller land owners.
The Church (All Saints,) is a neat substantial structure, with a tower and four bells. The nave has been re- fitted, and the windows of the chancel are about to be restored. One of the latter is enriched with stained glass. The rectory, valued in K.B. at £9, and now at £400, is in the patronage of the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul’s, and incumbency of the Rev. W. K. Borton, M.A., who has 20A. of glebe, and a good residence built in 1838. The poor parishioners have 4A. of land called Able Croft, left by Mrs. Herrington , and now let for £8. A double tenement, called Almshouses, is oecupied by paupers.
Borton Rev. Wm. Key, M.A. rector, Thorogood John, beerhouse and rural dean, Rectory Brown Samuel, registrar of births &
deaths for Bulmer district
Cant Daniel , carpenter
English John, shopkeeper & shoemaker.
Johnson Mrs. Ann, Nether House
Johnson Robt. beerhouse & shopkeeper
Marsh John, corn miller
Nice Samuel, blacksmith
Underwood Henry, shoemaker
FARMERS . ( * are Owners.)
*Hardy James
Binks John
Hibble John , Catley Cross
*King Isaac, Hall Farm
Nott William, Catley Cross
*Partridge Robert, Brick Wall
*Richbell Thomas, White House
*Ruffle Jeffery, Oak Farm