In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Burnham Thorpe like this:
BURNHAM-THORPE, a parish in Docking district, Norfolk; on the rivulet Burn, 1½ mile E of BurnhamWestgate r. station, and 4½ W by S of Wells. It formerly had a weekly market and a fair. Its Post Town is Burnham, under Lynn. Acres, 2,328. Real property, £3,409. Pop., 427. Houses, 85. ...
The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged anciently to the Calthorpes. Bricks and tiles are made. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £475.* Patron, the Earl of Orford. The church is later English; and contains a canopied brass of Sir W. Calthorpe, and a monument of Viscount Nelson's father, who was rector. Viscount Nelson was born in the parsonage; and took from the place the title of Baron. There are an Independent chapel and a free school; and the latter has £44 from endowment.
Burnham Thorpe through time
Burnham Thorpe is now part of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk district. Click here for graphs and data of how Kings Lynn and West Norfolk has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Burnham Thorpe itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Burnham Thorpe in Kings Lynn and West Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6007
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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