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Stibbard (All Saints)

STIBBARD (All Saints), a parish, in the union of Walsingham, hundred of Gallow, W. division of Norfolk, 4 miles (E. by S.) from Fakenham; containing 453 inhabitants. The parish comprises about 1468 acres, of which 1200 are arable, 50 woodland, and the remainder meadow and pasture; the surface is boldly undulated. The village is situated on the road from Fakenham to "Wells, and is large, and irregularly built, consisting of widely-scattered houses. The living is a discharged rectory, annexed to that of Colkerk, and valued in the king's books at £11. 13. 4.: the glebe contains 23a. 2r. 34p. The church is chiefly in the decorated and later styles, with a square tower. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans. At the inclosure in 1808, 23½ acres were allotted to the poor.

Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858.

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