CAPEL ST. MARY, a pleasant village in the vale of a smalt rivulet, 7 miles
S.W. of Ipswich, and 5 ½ miles S.E. of Hadleigh, has in its parish 649
inhabitants, and 1911 acres of fertile land, including 60A. of wood, 34A. of
roads, and the hamlet of Cross Green, on the turnpike, nearly a mile S. of
the village. It is in three manors, viz., Boynton Hall, belonging to Queen's
College, Cambridge ; and Churchford Hall, and Vaux-and-Jermyn's, of which J.
Ansell, Esq., is lord. The Rowley, Goodchild, Godfrey, Brook, and other
families own part of the soil, which is mostly freehold. The Church (St.
Mary) is a neat structure, with a tower containing five bells, and formerly
surmounted by a spire, which was taken down in 1818. The rectory, valued in
K.B. at £13. 8s. 4d., has had that of Little Wenham annexed to it since
1787, and was valued in 1835 at £682. The glebe is 22A., and the tithes of
Capel were commuted in 1888 for a yearly Rent charge of £528. The Rev. Jph.
Tweed, M.A., is patron and incumbent, and has a good Rectory House, with
pleasant grounds. Here is a small Wesleyan Chapel; and about a mile north of
the village is Capel Railway Station, on the Hadleigh Branch of the Eastern
Union line. The POST OFFICE is at J. Hardy's; letters via Ipswich.
Alexander Geo. & Mrs., Nat. School
Bennett James, wheelwright and vict., White Horse
Bennett Henry, wheelwright
Cole George, corn miller
Finch Henry, shoemaker
Garnham John, ostler
Hardy Joseph, shopr. & vict, plough
Keeley Osborn, gardener
Lawrence Cook, blacksmith
May Francis, parish clerk
Mannings John, dealer
Ostinelli Santino, tailor
Salmon John, butcher
Skitter Levi, collar and harness maker
Smith John, shoemaker
Tweed Rev Joseph, M.A., Rectory
FARMERS.
Ablewhite Henry, Capel Orove
Aylward Wm. Henry, Vine Farm
Brooke John, high constbl., Crote Green
Cole Thomas
Daking Lydia
Evertt Isc, (& miller) Churchford hall
Ford Wm.
Jacobs Thomas
Garnham Jeremiah, Brook Farm
Hollick Charles John, Bush Farm
SHOPKEEPERS
Gilbert Henry
Haxell Jonathan
Pinner James
Richardson George
RAILWAY TRAINS several times a day to Hadleigh, Ipswich, &c.; Frederick
Smith, station master