Stody (St. Mary)
STODY (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Erpingham, hundred of Holt, W. division of Norfolk, 3 miles (S. W. by S.) from Holt; containing 187 inhabitants. The parish comprises an area of 1276a. 3r. 26p., of which the greater portion is the property of Lady Suffield; 51 acres are common or waste. The village is in a picturesque dell, watered by a rivulet running into the Glaven. The living is a discharged rectory, with that of Hunworth united, valued in the king's books at £6. 3. 4., and in the patronage of Lady Suffield: the tithes of Stody have been commuted for £230, and the glebe contains 31 acres. The church is a cruciform structure with a circular embattled tower.
Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858.