In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hackford like this:
HACKFORD, a parish in Forehoe district, Norfolk; on the river Yare, 1½ mile S by W of Kimberley r. station, and 2½ E of Hingham. Post town, Hingham, under Attleborough. Acres, 754. Real property, £1, 617. Pop., 222. Houses, 57. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £225. Patron, B. Gurdon, Esq. The church is ancient but good, and has a square tower. Charities, £11.
Hackford through time
Hackford 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 Hackford itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hackford in South Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2282
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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