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 A HISTORY OF NORFOLK The taxation of Bishop Walter de SuflReld,* of 1253—4, shows the same deaneries; but gives Norwich and Taverham separately, thus making a total of thirteen deaneries for the Archdeaconry of Norwich. It also gives the number of parishes in each deanery, and a list of churches untaxed in Norwich. Archdeaconry of Norwich .merj ' of Taverham containing 18 parishes Deanery of Thoftes containing 1 1 parishes Blafeld 79 34 Breccles „ 14 » Ingworth ft 39 Brisele „ 36 „ Sparham 9f 31 Lenn „ 53 » Howt 99 30 Thetford (left blank) ' Walsingham „ 20 Norwich „ 29 „ Flegg )> 26 Archdeaconry of Norfolk Deanery of Hecham containing 22 parishes Deanery of Depwade containing 23 parishes „ Humelyerd „ 28 „ „ Waxtonesham „ 44 „ „ Reppes „ 31 „ „ Hengham „ 43 „ Broch „ 67 „ The numbers in the Taxation of Pope Nicholas, of 1 291 ^ are as follows : Kenewick 47 Fyncham 39 Rokeland 37 Burnham 35 Redenhale 25 Archdeaconry of Norwich Deanery of Norwich containing 29 churches Deanery of Toss containing 10 churches Taverham „ 16 Blafeld 28 Flegge „ 21 Brisele „ 32 Thetford 6 99 Lenn „ 52 A « Deanery of Brok containing Ar 61 CHDEACO churches Depwade „ 21 Rydynhale „ 25 Humylyerd „ 26 Hengham „ 39 Repp 29 Walsingham „ 20 Holt 29 Sparham „ 25 Ingworth „ 35 Breclis 14 In 1329 the deaneries of several parishes were also united which gives the following figures Deanery of Waxtonesham containing 45 churches „ Rokelund „ 35 „ „ Carynewise „ 40 „ „ Fyncham „ 32 „ „ Hecham „ 21 „ „ Brounham „ 32 „ the city of Norwich and of Taverham were again united,'* and before the date of the Valor Ecclesiasticus,' drawn up in 1535, Archdeaconry of Norwich Norwich Deanerv. . I ■ 143 cathec Iral church I colleg ate church rectories I vicarage s chapels 5 Taverham „ ... • 19 »> 4 » I I Blofield J, ... 23 >j 7 ,j — Flegge^ >j ... • 13 » 7 >j I I Ingworthe >j ... • 37 j> 7 » I I Sparham >> ... 30 »j 7 )> 1 Hoke j» ... 28 »j 5 » — Walsingham „ ... II )» 6 >j I 99 Bryseley 99 ... 25 99 6 >» I » Lynne )> ... 29 »> 16 jj 3 9 Toftrees jj ... 10 99 3 Breccles j> . . * • 8 99 6 99 — I 5 chantries 'Harl. MS 1005. ' Blomcfield, Hist. ofNorf. ii, 52. The town was always in the archdeaconry of Norwich, but before the dissolution acknowledged no archidiaconal jurisdiction, for the deanery contained all the city, the two Snareshills, and Santon-by-Downham, and the sole peculiar jurisdiction over all the churches, monasteries and inhabitants, except the abbey and nunnery, which were exempt. ' Rec. Com. * Blomefield, op. cit. iv, 550. ' Rec. Com. ' Also Carnary Church in Great Yarmouth churchyard. 312