An essay towards a topographical history of the county of Norfolk
Subtitle: containing a description of the towns, villages, and hamlets, with the foundations of monasteries, churches, chapels, chanteries, and other religious buildings; also an account of the antient and present state of all the rectories, vicarages, donatives, and impropriations, their former and present patrons and incumbents, with their several valuations in the King Book, ...
Contributors: Parkin, Charles, 1689-1765; Thruston, F. (bookplate)
Published: 1739
Place of publication: Fersfield
Language: eng
Subjects: Norfolk (England)
Notes: Title and imprint vary: v. 2, An essay ... containing the history of the city of Norwich ...  Printed at Norwich, 1745.  v. 3, An essay ...  By Francis Blomefield ... and continued, from p. 678, by ... Charles Parkin ...  Lynn, Printed and sold by W. Whittingham, 1769.  v. 4-5, An essay ...  By ... Charles Parkin.  Lynn, 1775.

Vol. 4-5 paged continuously.

Errors in paging: v. 2, no. 770-779 omitted; v. 4, no. 783-794 duplicated.

Charles Parkin, who was entrusted with completion of the work upon the death of Blomefield, died in 1765, and the work was ultimately finished by a book-seller's hack employed by Whittingham of Lynn.  Cf. Dict. nat. biog.

RBSC copy: With microfilm duplicate (mfm. dup. 0795).  Lacks one geneal. table in v. 1, dedication and first 2 plates in v. 2, and p. 1017-1020 and 4th place in v. 5.  Cf. Lowndes.  Vol. 2, p. 614 and v. 5, geneal. table at p. 1272 slightly mutilated.  Vol. 3, p. iii-viii, index and p. 679-870 misbound at beginning of v. 4; several plates misbound. With the armorial bookplate of F. Thruston Esqr. [Franks 29433].
Table of contents: value: v. 1.  The hundreds of Diss, Giltcross, Shropham, the burgh of Thetford, Grimeshoe, Wayland, and Forehoe.-  v. 2.  City of Norwich.-  v. 3.  The hundreds of Depewade, Earsham, South Erpingham, South Greenhow, Henstede, Humble-yard, Gallow, Brothercross.-  v. 4.  The hundreds of Blofield, Clackclose, Clavering, Erpingham (north) Eynford, Freebridge.- v. 5.  The hundreds of Greenhow (north) Happing, Holt, Launditch, Loddon, Mitford, Smethdon, Taverham, Tunstede, Walsham, Flegg (west) Flegg (east)