FOULSHAM, a market-town and parish, in the
hundred of EYNSFORD, county of NORFOLK, 18 miles
(N. W.) from Norwich, and 108 (N. N. E.) from London,
containing 835 inhabitants. In 1770 this town was
almost totally destroyed by fire, but it has been rebuilt in
a superior manner, and now contains many good dwelling-
houses. There is a market for corn every Tuesday;
fairs are held on Easter Tuesday for petty chapmen,
and on the first Tuesday in May for cattle and toys;
and there is a statute fair for hiring servants on the first
Tuesday after Michaelmas-day. The living is a rectory,
in the archdeaconry of Norfolk, and diocese of Norwich,
rated in the king's books at £27 14. 9., and in the
patronage of the Rev. Henry Nicholas Astley. The
church, dedicated to the Holy Innocents, is a noble
building of flint and stone: the tower is ninety feet high,
and is ornamented with pinnacles; part of the chancel
window is of painted glass. In the church and churchyard
are some curious monuments. The Baptists have a
place of worship here.