In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Saxthorpe like this:
SAXTHORPE, a parish, with a village, in Aylsham district, Norfolk; on the river Bure, 5¼ miles N W of Aylsham, and 11 E by N of Ryburgh r. station. Post-town, Reepham, under Norwich. Acres, 2, 113. Real property, £2, 572. Pop., 328. Houses, 70. The manor belongs to the Earl of Orford. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £139.* Patron, Pembroke College, Cambridge. The church is good.
Saxthorpe through time
Saxthorpe 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 Saxthorpe itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Saxthorpe in North Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5334
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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