Place:


Runcton Holme  Norfolk

 

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Runcton Holme like this:

HOLME-NEXT-RUNCTON, a parish in Downham district, Norfolk; adjacent to the Ely and Lynn railway, and near the river Ouse, 1½ mile SSE of Watlington r. station, and 4¼ N by E of Downham-Market. Posttown, Watlington, under Downham. Acres, 1, 096. Real property, £1, 884. Pop., 273. Houses, 56. The manor belongs to Mr. Cox. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of South Runcton, in the diocese of Norwich. The church has a tower, and a memorial window. There are a national school, and charities £20.

Runcton Holme through time

Runcton Holme 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 Runcton Holme itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Runcton Holme in Kings Lynn and West Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2339

Date accessed: 19th March 2024


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