TERRINGTON ST. CLEMENT is a large and well-built village, on and near Cross Keys, or Sutton-Wash-road, 4 miles W. of Lynn by the ferry, and about 6 miles by the bridges. Its parish has increased its population since the year 1801 from 824 to 2,250 souls, and has 471 houses, and 7,760 acres of land, mostly a rich alluvial soil, exclusive of 467a. 3r. 38p. of newly enclosed marsh land. Geo. Pierrepont Bentinck, Esq., M.P., is lord of Terrington manor, and owner of about 3,000 acres of land : the other principal owners are Sir W. J. H. B. Ffolkes, (lord of Howard's manor) ; Rev. T. T. Upwood, (lord of Lovel's manor); Rev. J. C. Morphew, Jas. and Richd. Walker, Esqrs., and Mr. Wm. Whisler. Braunche's manor belongs to the family of the late J. Wing, Esq. Terrington existed as a separate manor in the Saxon era, when Godric, in a.d. 97a[?], gave part of it to the Abbey of Ramsey, on condition that his brother, the abbot, should free it from the service of heriot. In the 5th of Henry III , it was part of the possessions of the Bishop of Ely, who also had a wreck at sea ; the patronage of the Church of St. Clement, and the Chapel of St. John, and all the tithes, except two parts of the tithe of land. On the death of Bishop Cox, in 1581, it passed to the crown, by an act of the 4th of Elizabeth, and in 1696 it was granted by William III., to Wm. Bentinck, Earl of Portland, in whose descendents the manor of Terrington has since remained. The Church, dedicated to St. Clement, is a spacious cruciform edifice of freestone, with a massive tower at the north-west angle, containing six bells. It was built in 1380, by Edmd. Gonville. It was thoroughly repaired, new-roofed, and the lofty pinnacles restored about twenty-five years ago. The interior has since been cleansed and beautified, carved oak seats added to the chancel, and new sittings provided for about 220 Sunday scholars. At the same time an organ was erected at a cost of 200 guineas, the gift of the present vicar. The font is covered by a lofty piece of tabernacle work, and on its pannels [sic] are painted figures of Christ and the Four Evangelists. James I., gave the appropriation of the rectorial tithes to the Lady Margaret's Professorship of Divinity, Cambridge, which office is now held by the Rev. Jno. Jas. Blunt, B.D., who consequently enjoys the appropriate rectory, valued in the King's book at £34 6s. 8d.; but the vicarage, valued at £23 6s. 3d. is in the gift of the Crown, and enjoyed by the Rev. T. T. Upwood. Since the death of the late vicar, in 1843, the benefice of St. John's has been separated from St. Clement's, as a perpetual curacy. The tithes of the two parishes have been commuted for about £2,400 per annum, of which £453 15s. 1d. is for the vicarial tithes of St. Clement's ; and £206 4s. 11d. for the vicarial tithes of St. John's. Here was anciently a Chapel dedicated to St. James, but its site is unknown. The Wesleyan, and Primitive Methodists have each a Chapel here. The plan adopted here, in 1816, of letting the poor parishioners have small portions of land, at a low rent, for spade culture, has produced very beneficial results among the labouring population. On removing the Roman bank, at the late enclosure, several Roman coins were found. The National School was greatly improved in 1848 and now affords instruction to about 200 children. The school endowment consists of 2r. 3p. of land, left by an unknown donor ; £60 left by Anderson Allen, in 1783, and the proceeds of £100 left by the Rev. Dr. Newcome, in 1763. The above named Mr. Allen also left £60 to the poor, secured on the Wisbeach and Lynn Turnpikes. The Police Station is a convenient building containing cells for the temporary confinement of prisoners, and a commodious court room in which the magistrates hold Petty Sessions on the first and third Monday of every month, at 11 a.m. Among the neat mansions of Terrington are Hamond Lodge, sheltered by plantations and shrubberies, belonging to Mrs. Ann M. Wright. Lovel's Hall, the seat of the Rev. T. T. Upwood, built in 1548, has a verdant lawn, and is delightfully surrounded with woody scenery : one of the apartments contains a large piece of beautiful tapestry, representing in all the richness of a painting, a numerous group of figures from Orlando Furiosa—those in the foreground as large as life. Orange Farm, now the residence and property of Mr. Wm. Whisler, formerly belonged to Lord W. Bentinck, who purchased the estate in 1816 of Baron Feagle, a refugee, who entertained the Prince of Orange here when the French had invaded Holland, from which circumstance the house obtained its name. The windmill which stands near the house was erected by the Baron after the Dutch fashion. Little London is a hamlet on the Roman bank, besides which there are in the parish many scattered farm houses on the Marsh north of the village. Walter Terrington, L.L.D., and John Colton, archbishop of Armagh, both of whom were born here, died early in the 15th century. The Rev. Edw. Gonville was rector of Terrington in the reign of Edward III. and with Dr. Caius, founded Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.
Baxter Hy. par. constable
Cooke Elijah, collar & harness mkr
Crane Thos. farm bailiff
Craske Isaac, farrier & cow leech
Deanis Peter, farm bailiff
Elwell Rev. Wm. A.M.[sic] curate
Fisher Michael, farm bailiff
Franklyn Jno. police supndt
Hunt Robt. surgeon
Jarvis Richd. farrier
Jarvis Wm. foreman baker
Kiddle John, foreman miller
Lawson Wm. builder
Little Richd. Wm. national school
Markham Jas. auctnr. & comsn.agt
Moore Jonathan, druggist
Moore Wm. farm bailiff
Patterson Jas. gent
Upwood Miss
Upwood Rev. Thos. Thorogood, M.A. vicar, Lovel's Hall
Walker Jas. contractor
Wright Mrs. Ann M.
Wright Jno. Newcome, gent
Watts Sml. collar & harness mkr
Reader Clement, gent
Reckerby Wm. gent
Smith Wainwright, upholsterer
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