In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Shimpling like this:
SHIMPLING, a parish, with a scattered village, in Depwade district, Norfolk; ½ a mile E of Burston r. station, and 3½ NE of Diss. Post town, Scole. Acres, 780. Real property, £1,584. Pop., 219. Houses, 48. S. Place belongs to the Duke of Grafton. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £230.* Patron, the Rev. J. W. Millard. The church was repaired in 1859. Charities, £13.
Shimpling through time
Shimpling 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 Shimpling itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Shimpling in South Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4711
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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