In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Kirby Cane like this:
KIRBY-CANE, a village and a parish in Loddon district, Norfolk. The village stands 1½ mile NNE of Ellingham r. station, 1¾ N of the river Waveney at the boundary with Suffolk, and 3 NE of Bungay; and has a postoffice under Bungay. The parish comprises 1, 475 acres. Real property, £2, 962. ...
Pop., 448. Houses, 92. Kirby Hall, a handsome mansion, with a fine view, and also most of the property, belong to Lord Berners. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £425.* Patron, Lord Berners. The church is ancient but good; and has a round embattled tower. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a national school, and charities £81.
Kirby Cane through time
Kirby Cane 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 Kirby Cane itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kirby Cane in South Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5152
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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