In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Edgefield like this:
EDGEFIELD, a parish in Erpingham district, Norfolk; 3 miles S of Holt, and 10½ E of Walsingham r. station. Post town, Holt, under Thetford. Acres, 2, 435. Real property, £3, 576. Pop., 624. Houses, 148. A large wood here was recently cleared. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £574.* Patron, John Marcon, Esq. The church is ancient but good, and has an octagonal tower. There are a Primitive Methodist chapel and a national school.
Edgefield through time
Edgefield is now part of North Norfolk district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Norfolk has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Edgefield itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Edgefield in North Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2641
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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