died in the great pestilence. At this time the parish was almost all wood, there being no less than four large woods, besides several groves, among which, Home Wood, or Great Wood, is first named, and said to contain above 400 acres, Winley Wood, Wilcox and Riche's Woods, being of no small extent, all which are now cleared.
SHELFHANGER
This village hath gone by these following names, Scelvangra, Schelfangyll, Shelfangles, Shelfhangre, and now Shelfhanger, the signification of which I cannot the least guess at.
The Church stands against the road leading from Diss to Winfarthing, and hath a square tower and four bells; the nave is thatched, the chancel and north porch are tiled. It is dedicated to all the Saints, as was the gild that belonged to it.
It is a rectory, and had anciently two rectors, each having institution to a mediety; the patronage of one belonging to Bosvile's, afterwards called Hoe's, manor, and the other to Visedelieu's.
Rectors
Hoe's, or Bosevile's Mediety.
- 1272. Eudo, parson of Shelfhangre, in the time of John de Ho, Lord.
- 1285. Peter de Ho, rector.
- 1347, 2 December, Thomas, atte churche of Thelvetham, priest. Rob. de Bosvill, patron.
- 1362, 2 March, John Basset, priest. Adam Bosvile, patron.
- Visedelieu's Mediety.
- Henry, rector of Shelfhanger.
- 1313, 3 non. Nov. John atte Shelfhanger church, accolite; Thomas de Verdoun, lord of Briclisworth, Knt.
- 1340, 8 June, Thomas de Walpole, clerk. Ditto.
- 1347, 25 December, Bogo de Knovill. Ditto.
- 1348, 25 Novem. Simon de Cranesle, accolite. Ditto.
- 1349, 30 October, John de Beck de Banham; Sim. Warde, Ralph Crophull, Thomas Halcote, and William Witlesham, trustees to Sir John Verdon and Isabell his wife.
- 1362, 30 January. Nicholas Dene, priest. Ditto.
- 1368, 2 October, Hugh Greene, priest, on Dene's resignation. J. Verdoun, patron.
