In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Pulham St Mary the Virgin like this:
PULHAM-ST. MARY-THE-VIRGIN, a village and a parish in Depwade district, Norfolk. The village stands near the Waveney Valley railway, 2½ miles W N W of Harleston; and has a station on the railway, and a post-office under Harleston. The parish comprises 2, 998 acres. Real property, £5, 464. ...
Pop., 863. Houses, 196. The property is much subdivided. The manor belonged anciently to Audrey abbey at Ely; wentto the Crown, by an exchange, in the time of Elizabeth; and belongs now to G. Copeman, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £662.* Patron, the Crown. The church consists of nave, aisle, and chancel, with very fine porch and lofty embattled tower. There are a Baptist chapel, a parochial school, partly free, and charities £30. William of Wykeham and the poet Broome were rectors.
Pulham St Mary the Virgin through time
Pulham St Mary the Virgin 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 Pulham St Mary the Virgin itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Pulham St Mary the Virgin in South Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
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Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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