In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Skeyton like this:
SKEYTON, a parish, with a village, in Aylsham district, Norfolk; 3½ miles SW of North Walsham r. station. Post town, North Walsham, under Norwich. Acres, 1,264. Real property, £2,518. Pop., 341. Houses, 84. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory, annexed to Buxton. The church is good; and there is a Wesleyan chapel.
Skeyton through time
Skeyton 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 Skeyton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Skeyton in North Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5468
Date accessed: 17th May 2024
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