Heacham, Norfolk

Description
Heacham, a village and a parish in Norfolk. The village stands on the coast, and on the Lynn and Hunstanton branch of the G.E.R., 3 miles S from Hunstanton; is a considerable but scattered place, ranks as a sub-port to Lynn, and has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Lynn, a railway station, and a fair on 20 June. There is no harbour, but the beach is such as to serve readily for the lading and unlading of small craft, while the fine, firm sands are excellent for sea-bathing. The parish comprises 3590 acres; population, 989. The manor belongs to the Le Strange family. A Cluniac monastery, a cell to Lewes Abbey, was founded in the time of William Ruins by William de Warren, Earl of Surrey, and was given at the dissolution to the Duke of Norfolk. There are several quarries, and bricks and tiles are made. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich; gross value, £263. The church is a fine building of flint and stone, has an embattled tower, and contains a brass of an armed knight, and several monuments. There are Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist chapels, and charities worth about £30 a year.