In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Alpington like this:
ALPINGTON, a parish in Loddon district, Norfolk; 4 miles E of Swainsthorpe r. station, and 6 SE of Norwich. Post Town, Rockland under Norwich. Acres, 630. Real property, £1,285. Pop., 208. Houses, 47. A chief residence is Alpington Hall. The living is a rectory, annexed to Yelverton, in the diocese of Norwich.
Alpington through time
Alpington is now part of South Norfolk district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Norfolk has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Alpington itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Alpington in South Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5973
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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