In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described West Beckham like this:
BECKHAM (West), a parish in Erpingham district, Norfolk; 5 miles WSW of Cromer, and 13 E by N of Walsingham r. station. Post Town, Lower Sherringham, under Norwich. Acres, 785. Real property, £1,477. Pop., 32 9. Houses, 42. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £61. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Norwich. The church is early English, and had formerly a round tower, surmounted by an octagonal lanthern.
West Beckham through time
West Beckham 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 West Beckham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of West Beckham in North Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1711
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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