In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Barton Bendish like this:
BARTON-BENDISH, a village and a parish in Downham district, Norfolk. The village stands 5½ miles SSW of Narborough r. station, and 7½ ENE of Downham; and has a post office under Brandon. It took its distinctive name from a dyke, called Bendish, which the Saxons erected to mark the boundary of the hundred. ...
The parish includes also the hamlet of Eastmore. Acres, 4,390. Real property, £4,849. Pop., 484. Houses, 94. The property is divided among a few. Barton-Bendish Hall is the seat of Sir H. Berney, Bart. The living consists of the rectory of St. Mary-with-All Saints, and the rectory of St. Andrew; and is in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £569.* Patrons, Sir H. Berney, Bart. and the Lord Chancellor. The church of St. Mary-with-All Saints is good; and that of St. Andrew has a fine screen, with hagiological figures, and was repaired in 1859. There are a Wesleyan chapel, and charities £36.
Barton Bendish through time
Barton Bendish is now part of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk district. Click here for graphs and data of how Kings Lynn and West Norfolk has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Barton Bendish itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Barton Bendish in Kings Lynn and West Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2304
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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