In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stow Bedon like this:
STOW-BEDON, a parish in Wayland district, Norfolk; 5 miles N by W of Harling-Road r. station, and 5½ W by S of Attleborough. Post town, Attleborough. Acres, 1,692. Real property, £2,173. Pop., 343. Houses, 75. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £335.* Patron, the Rev. D. R. Godfrey. The church was restored in 1852. Charities, £10.
Stow Bedon through time
Stow Bedon is now part of Breckland district. Click here for graphs and data of how Breckland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Stow Bedon itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stow Bedon, in Breckland and Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2277
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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