In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Guestwick like this:
GUESTWICK, a parish in Aylsham district, Norfolk; adjacent to the river Bure, 2½ miles NE of Foulsham, and 6½ NE of Elmham r. station. Post town, Foulsham, under Thetford. Acres, , 646. Real property, £2, 544. Pop., 203. Houses, 42. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £88.* Patron, W. E. L. Bulwer, Esq. The church is a neat edifice, with a pinnacled tower. There are an Independent chapel and a national school. Godwin, the novelist, was a native.
Guestwick through time
Guestwick is now part of Broadland district. Click here for graphs and data of how Broadland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Guestwick itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Guestwick, in Broadland and Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1700
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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