In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Forncett St Mary like this:
FORNCETT-ST. MARY, a village and a parish in Depwade district, Norfolk. The village stands near Forncett r. station, 2½ miles WNW of Long Stratton; was the head of the honour of Norfolk, and the seat of the Bigods' "knighten" court; and has a post office, of the name of Forncett, under Long Stratton, and a fair on the first Thursday of Sept., o. ...
s. The parish comprises 728 acres. Real property, £1, 838. Pop., 299. Houses, 71. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £525.* Patron, the Earl of Effingham. The church is tolerable; and there is a Primitive Methodist chapel. An endowed school has £70.
Forncett St Mary through time
Forncett St Mary is now part of South Norfolk district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Norfolk has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Forncett St Mary itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Forncett St Mary in South Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2242
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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