In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bale like this:
BALE, or Bathley, a parish in Walsingham district, Norfolk; 4½ miles E by N of Walsingham r. station. Post Town, Holt under Thetford. Acres, 1,041. Real property, £1,850. Pop., 227. Houses, 50. The property is not much divided. The living is a rectory, an nexed to the rectory of Gunthorpe, in the diocese of Norwich. The church was restored in 1864. Charities, £15.
Bale through time
Bale 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 Bale itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bale in North Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5587
Date accessed: 30th April 2024
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