In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Newton Flotman like this:
NEWTON-FLOTMAN, a parish, with a village, in Henstead district, Norfolk; on a branch of the river Yare, adjacent to the Great Eastern railway, 1 mile N E of Flordon r. station, and 3½ N by E of Long Stratton. It took the latter part of its name from a "flote" or ferry on the river. Post-town, Long Stratton. ...
Acres, 1, 173. Real property, £2, 584. Pop., 328. Houses, 75. The property is subdivided. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of Swainsthorpe, in the diocese of Norwich. The church is good; consists of nave and chancel, with S porch and embattled tower; and contains a fine brass monument of the Blondevilles. There are a village school, and charities £12.
Newton Flotman through time
Newton Flotman 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 Newton Flotman itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Newton Flotman in South Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1680
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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