In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Shotesham like this:
SHOTTESHAM-ALL SAINTS, or High Shottesham, a parish, with a village, in Henstead district, Norfolk; 2¼ miles ESE of Swainsthorpe r. station, and 6 S by E of Norwich. It has a post-office under Norwich. Acres, 1,597. Rated property, £2,522. Pop., 484. Houses, 115. The manor belongs to R. Fellowes, Esq. The living is a vicarage, united with S.-St. Mary, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £.564.* Patron, R. Fellowes, Esq. The church is good. The charities amount to £11; and the parishes of High S. and Low S. may send eight poor persons to East Greenwich hospital.
Shotesham through time
Shotesham 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 Shotesham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Shotesham in South Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4712
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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