Narford, Norfolk

Description
Narford, a parish in Norfolk, on the river Nar, 1 3/4 mile E of Narborough station on the Lynn and Dereham section of the G.E.R. and 4 3/4 miles NW of Swaffham. Post town, Swaffham; money order and telegraph office, Narborough. Acreage, 2397; population, 158. The manor, with Narford Hall, belongs to the Fountaine family. The hall was built by Sir Andrew Fountaine the antiquary, and the friend of Pope; is a handsome edifice in well-wooded grounds, with a small lake; and contains a fine collection of paintings and articles of vertu. The kennels of the West Norfolk Foxhounds are in this parish. A considerable village once existed in the parish, and was a market-town, but has completely disappeared. Roman coins have been found. The living is a vicarage, annexed to the rectory of Narborough, in the diocese of Norwich; joint net value, £350 with residence. The church is an old building of different dates, and has a tower. A chapel, dedicated to St Thomas & Becket, once stood on an eminence.