In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stanhoe like this:
STANHOE, a parish, with a village, in Docking district, Norfolk; on the West Norfolk Junction railway, 4 miles SSW of Burnham-Westgate. It has a post-office under Lynn, and a r. station. Acres, 1,489. Real property, £2,792. Pop., 468. Houses, 107. S. manor belongs to Admiral H. Seymour; and Marshes manor, with S. ...
Hall, to J. Calthrop, Esq. The living is a rectory, united with Barwick, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £531.* Patron, Admiral H. Seymour. The church was recently restored and beautified. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists, and a slightly endowed school.
Stanhoe through time
Stanhoe 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 Stanhoe itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stanhoe in Kings Lynn and West Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3295
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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