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 LITTLE MOULTON==

At the survey, was in two parts, that held of Forncet by Alger, belonged first to Ralf, and then to ''Rob. de Agnellis, and the whole was held of Forncet at a fee, but part of it the lord of Forncet held of the honour of Gloucester; and in 1212, Lambert Teutonicus, called also le Almain, who afterwards took the sirname of Moulton, agreed with Roger Bigot Earl of Norfolk, the capital lord of the town, and purchased divers rents and lands from the manor of Great Moulton, of Bertram de Verdon, of whom it was settled, this manor should henceforward be held; so that by this purchase the quitrents of this manor became 5l. per annum''.

In 1235, Richard de Brewse and Oliver de Redham, were concerned in it, and in 1246, the said Richard, jointly with Eleanor his wife, held a court-baron; in 1306, Reginald le Gros, settled it on Oliver de Redham and Joan his wife; it had then three messuages, 113 acres of land, five acres of meadow, and 20s. 11d. quitrents. In 1309, William son of William de Walcote, settled it on Thomas de Multon and Margaret his wife, who held it in 1315, of Richard de Brewse, and in 1345, it was purchased by William del Park, and joined to his manor called Parks in Wacton, and from that time, there hath been no court kept in this parish.

The advowson, from the Conqueror's time, belonged to the Abbot of St. Bennet at the Holm, who was taxed at 28s. 6d. for temporals here, but had no manor, only free-rents or pensions paid out of such lands as belonged to him, which were granted to be held free.

Rectors presented by the Abbots of Holm

 * 1322, Walter Duce. Henry, Abbot there.
 * 1330, William Lessi.
 * 1350, William Bercher of Mendham, res.
 * 1360, Richard Uptoft, change with Calthorp.
 * 1372, Richard Ugman, change with Rockland Minor.
 * 1373, John de Iselford, change Belings Parva.
 * 1404, Roger Turner of Wilby.
 * 1408, Rob. Devenysh, change with Leighs in London diocese.
 * 1409, Thomas York, change with E. Dene, Chichester diocese.
 * 1412, William Bale, change with East Basham.