STARSTON, 2 miles N. by W. of Harleston, has in its parish 432 souls, and 2167 acres of land, belonging to a number of freeholds, subject to small quit rents, payable to the Duke of Norfolk, the lord of the manor. Archdeacon Oldershaw, T. L. Taylor, Esq., Mr. C. Etheridge, and some others have neat houses here. The Church (St. Margaret,) has a square tower and five bells. The rectory, valued in K.B. at £15, and in 1831 at £637, has 45 acres of glebe. The Rev. W. P. Spencer, M.A., is the incumbent, and the patronage is in certain Trustees (Earl of Suffolk and others,) who must present a fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge. The Poor's Land is about 2 acres. The poor have also the interest of £70. 10s., and a yearly rent of 20s. The latter was left by Mary Snelling, in 1687. A School has lately been built by subscription.
| Burgess Benjamin, blacksmith | FARMERS. | *Fisk George |
| Burgess Harriet, vict. Gate | (*are Owners.) | Gibson James |
| Eglinton Eliz. schoolmistress | Allsop Thomas | Johnson Wm. |
| Etheridge Charles, gentleman | Baker Robert | Pratt Wm. |
| Gardner Jonathan, carpenter | Brewster Richd. | Redgrave Thos. |
| Oldershaw Ven. John, B.D., arch- | Chambers Wm. | Saundes John |
| deacon of Norfolk, and rector of | Coleby David | Sibson James |
| Redenhall | *Coleby John | *Theobald Geo. |
| Spencer Rev.Wm. Pakenham, M.A. | Earl James | Thrower Mrs |
| Rectory | Etheridge Jonth. | *Thrower Chas. |
| Taylor Thomas Lombe, Esquire | Evans S. | Titlow John |
| Feaveryer David |
A later description of the village is given in White's Directory, 1883.
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