In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Heydon like this:
HEYDON, a village and a parish in Aylsham district, Norfolk. The village stands on an affluent of the river Wensum, 5 miles W by N of Aylsham, and 9½ ENE of Elmham r. station; and has a post office under Norwich. The parish comprises 1, 942 acres. Real property, £1, 799. Pop., 302. ...
Houses, 60. The manor belonged formerly to the Earles, and belongs now to W. E. L. Bulwer, Esq. Heydon Hall is a Tudor mansion of 1584; was recently restored and improved; and stands in a wooded park of about 400 acres. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Irmingland, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £290.* Patron, W. E. L. Bulwer, Esq. The church has a lofty embattled tower, with pinnacles; is in good condition; and contains an altar tomb of Erasmus Earle, serjeant-at-law to Cromwell. There is a national school.
Heydon through time
Heydon is now part of Broadland district. Click here for graphs and data of how Broadland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Heydon itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Heydon, in Broadland and Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4727
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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