In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Burgh St Peter like this:
BURGH-ST. PETER, or Wheatacre-Burgh, a parish in Loddon district, Norfolk; on the river Waveney and on the Lowestoft railway, near Mutford station, 6 miles ENE of Beccles. Post Town, Mutford-Bridge, under Lowestoft. Acres, 2,041. Real property, £3,486. Pop., 298. Houses, 73. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £330.* Patron, the Rev. W. Boycatt. The church is good; and there is a Wesleyan chapel.
Burgh St Peter through time
Burgh St Peter 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 Burgh St Peter itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Burgh St Peter in South Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3025
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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