In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Felbrigg like this:
FELBRIGG, a parish in Erpingham district, Norfolk; near the line of the telegraph from Norwich to Cromer, 3 miles SW of Cromer, and 8 NW of North Walsham railway station. Post town, Cromer, under Norwich. Acres, 1, 557. Real property, £1, 333. Pop., 136. Houses, 31. The manor belonged to Sir Simon de Felbrigg, of the 14th century; and passed, by purchase, first to Lord Scales, and next to the Wyndhams, -one of whom was the eminent statesman, the Right Hon. ...
William Wyndliam. Felbrigg Hall, the family seat, is partly of the time of Henry VIII., partly of the time of Elizabeth; underwent recent improvement, rendering it an elegant mansion; stands in a fine situation, on comparatively high land, amid a fine demesne of 200 acres; and contains some valuable pictures by the Dutch and Italian masters, and a bust of the Right Hon. W. Wyndham by Nollekins. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Metton, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £420.* Patron, John Ketton, Esq. The church contains brasses and monuments, some of them very fine ones, of the De Felbriggs and the Wyndhams.
Felbrigg through time
Felbrigg is now part of North Norfolk district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Norfolk has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Felbrigg itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Felbrigg in North Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5146
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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