In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Thurning like this:
THURNING, a parish in Aylsham district, Norfolk; 7½ miles NE of Elmham r. station. Post town, Foulsham, under Thetford. Acres, 1,584. Real property, £2,229. Pop., 178. Houses, 34. T. Hall is the seat of J. Gay, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £350.* Patron, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. The church is good.
Thurning through time
Thurning 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 Thurning itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Thurning in North Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5741
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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