In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Burnham Sutton like this:
BURNHAM-SUTTON-CUM-BURNHAM-ULPH, a parish in Docking district, Norfolk; ¾ of a mile S of Burnham-Westgate r. station, and 6 W by S of Wells. Post Town, Burnham, under Lynn. Acres, 1,452. Real property, £2,161. Pop., 380. Houses, 85. The property is divided among a few. The present parish comprises two ancient parishes. ...
The living of Burnham-Sutton is a rectory, united with the vicarage of Burnham-Overy, and with half of the rectories of Burnham-Norton and Burnham-Ulph, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £700.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is good. The other half of the rectory of Burnham-Ulph is annexed to the rectory of Burnham-Westgate. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
Burnham Sutton through time
Burnham Sutton 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 Burnham Sutton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Burnham Sutton in Kings Lynn and West Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5179
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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