Below is information taken from the Wiliam White's history. It mentions the origins of the Old Hall Farm, which was farmed by Thomas George Wharton, Arthur Philip Wharton and Hugh Wharton.
It also mentions St Michael's church where most of the Wharton's from this family are buried, including my father John Arthur Martin Wharton.
INGOLDISTHORPE, on the Hunstanton road, 10 miles N.N.E. of Lynn, is a small scattered village, seated in a picturesque vale, finely clothed with wood, and watered by a small rivulet, which flows westward across the salt marshes to the Wash, after forming a beautiful cascade at the new bridge, near Snettisham.
The parish contains 344 inhabitants, and 1,128 acres of land, mostly belonging to John Bellamy, Esq., of Wisbech, the lord of the manor, who has a large mansion here, now occupied by the Rev. Edward Bellamy, M.A.
On an eminence, commanding an extensive view of the ocean and the adjacent country, is Mount Amelia, the delightful seat of Captain John Davy, R.N., built by John Davy, Esq., in 1745.
In the reign of King John, John Chamberlain sued Henry de Patesle and Thomas de Ingoldesthorpe, for the murder of his brother Drugo, and both being convicted, the former was banished to Jerusalem for seven years to serve God for the soul of Drugo, and the latter was to find a priest for the same purpose, and to pay Drugo's parents the sum of forty marks.
The CHURCH (St. Michael,) is a large building with a square tower and three bells, and opposite the south porch stands an ancient cross. The rectory, valued in the King's Book at £12, and in 1831 at £355, has 45 acres of glebe. Certain Trustees are patrons, and the Rev. Abm. Hepworth, LL.B., is the incumbent.
In the north aisle lies interred Richard Gardiner, Esq., commonly called "Dick Merry Fellow," who died after a short residence at Mount Amelia, in 1781. He was a busy partizan at elections, and left behind him a great variety of jeu d'esprit, songs, and inscriptions, full of wit and humour.
The tithes were commuted in 1839, for £300 16s. 9d. per annum. The sum of £10 left to the church and poor by Agnes Bigge, was laid out in the purchase of about 3A. of land, now let for £4 10s., most of which is given to the poor.
Bellamy Rev Edward, M.A. vicar of Dersingham, Hall
Bocking Mary shopkeeper
Davy Capt. John, R.N. Mount Amelia
Fayers Thomas cooper
Flight Isaac victualler, Ship
Hepworth Rev. Abm., LL.B. Rectory
Jordan John blacksmith & beer hs.
Kenney G. shoemaker
Lewin William butcher
Potter John gardener
Smithbone Edward shopkeeper
Townshend Jeremiah bricklayer
Vergirson James carpenter
Webbin William blacksmith
FARMERS
Davies Mrs. Dungar
Thomas Hotching
Wm. Petrie Archbd.
Santy Phoebe
1883
INGOLDISTHORPE, on the Hunstanton road, 1½ mile S.E. of Snettisham Station, and 10 miles N.N.E. of Lynn, is a small scattered village, seated in a picturesque vale, finely clothed with wood and watered by a small rivulet, which flows westward across the salt marshes to the Wash, after forming a beautiful cascade at the new bridge, near Snettisham. It is in Docking union, Smithdon and Brothercross petty sessional division, Smithdon hundred, Lynn county court and bankruptcy district, Docking polling district of West Norfolk, Heacham rural deanery, and Norfolk archdeaconry. The parish contains 309 inhabitants, living on 1393 acres of land, and has a rateable value of £2498 2s. 7d.
The Rev. James Bellamy, D.D., owns the manor and a great part of the soil. He occasionally resides at the manor house, an ancient brick mansion, enlarged by him during the last few years, and situated near the church. John William Davy, Esq., Mrs. Catherine Davy, John B. Goggs, Esq., Henry James Coldham, Esq., Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and a few smaller owners, have estates here. On an eminence, commanding an extensive view of the ocean and the adjacent country, is Ingoldisthorpe Hall, the delightful seat of Mrs. Catherine Davy, built by John Davy, Esq., in 1745. The Old Hall, an Elizabethan house, formerly surrounded by a moat, is now a farm house.
In the reign of King John, John Chamberlain sued Henry de Patesle and Thomas de Ingoldisthorpe, for the murder of his brother Drugo, and both being convicted, the former was banished to Jerusalem for seven years to serve God for the soul of Drugo, and the latter was to find a priest and to found a chantry in the church for the same purpose, and to pay Drugo's parents the sum of forty marks.
The CHURCH (St. Michael) is a handsome structure, comprising nave with aisles and clerestory, south porch, chancel, and square tower with two bells. The ancient screen remains, and at the east end of the south aisle is a piscina. The east and west windows, and the south windows of the chancel have been filled with stained glass by the rector. That at the east end is to the memory of the late T. Beckett, Esq., and his wife, and represents the Nativity, Crucifixion, Ascension, and Descent of the Spirit, and is the work of O'Connor. The window at the east end of the south aisle is filled with stained glass, by Preedy, in memory of Captain John Davy, R.N., who died in 1876, and was inserted by his family.
The nave was thoroughly restored, reroofed, paved with tiles, and fitted with open poppy-headed benches, in 1857, at the expense of the parishioners and their friends, the chancel having been restored a few years previously by the rector, the Rev. W.T. Beckett. The new roof is of high pitch, and the spandrils rest on richly-carved stone corbels by Farmer of London. Opposite the south porch stands an ancient cross; and over the entrance is a figure of the patron saint.
In the north aisle lies interred Richard Gardiner, Esq., commonly called 'Dick Merry Fellow,' who died, after a short residence at Ingoldisthorpe Hall, in 1781; and at the west end of the church is a tablet to his memory. He was a busy partisan at elections, and left behind him a great variety of jeu d'esprit, songs, and inscriptions, full of wit and humour. Here are also several tablets of the Davy and Hoste families.
The rectory, valued in the King's Book at £12, is in the patronage and incumbency of the Rev. William Thomas Beckett, M.A., who has 45 acres of glebe, a yearly tithe rent charge of £312, awarded in 1839; and a handsome Elizabethan residence, built in 1856-8, at a cost of £2000.
The School, with teacher's house adjoining, was built in 1858 by the rector, is supported by voluntary subscriptions, school pence, and Government grant, and attended by about 60 children.
The sum of £15 left to the church and poor by Agnes Bigge, was laid out in the purchase of about 3 acres of land, now let for £4, which is given to the poor on St. Thomas's day. The common of 200 acres, was enclosed in 1858, when 30 acres were allotted to the poor for fuel, 8 acres for garden plots, and 3 acres as a recreation ground.
POST OFFICE at Mr. John Townshend's. Letters arrive at 7 a.m., and are despatched at 6 p.m., viâ Lynn. Snettisham is the nearest Money Order and Telegraph Office.
Askham Wm. coal dealer & shopkeeper
Beckett Rev. William Thomas, M.A. rector, the Rectory
Bellamy Rev. James, D.D. president of St. John's Col. Oxford, Manor house
Brown Miss Martha dressmaker
Cater Robert victualler, Ship Inn
Davy Mrs Catherine Ingoldisthorpe hl
Earl Robert beerhouse & cattle dlr.
Fayers Thomas cooper and coal dlr.
Grange Robt. frmr. horse & cattle dlr.
Griffin Wm. Thompson frmr. Old hall
Hatch Edwin whitesmith
Hodgetts John Thomas farmer
Kendall Edward blacksmith
Lewis Richard farmer
Marrington David carpenter
Martins John butcher & cattle dealer
Swann Miss Agatha schoolmistress
Townshend Jno. parish clk. & postmstr.
Utting William fish dealer Ward Humphrey tailor & shopkeeper
CARRIERS pass through to Lynn several times a week.