[2] In 1771 the landscape artist, Thomas Hearne spent six weeks with the young George Beaumont in Henstead at the home of the latter's tutor at Eton, Charles Davy (a priest).

For Beaumont it proved the inspiration for his future profession as a landscape painter himself.

[3] Through time, Henstead has had a history of having job opportunities mainly in agriculture, retail and handicraft.

For example, in 1881, around 130 jobs were in the agricultural domain, the highest of all sectors.This is a description from the 1870s: The parish contains also the hamlet of Hulver, which has a post office under Beccles.

[6] There were very few occupations that offered high wages, most were in primary industry.