In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Burnham Norton like this:
BURNHAM-NORTON, a parish in Docking district, Norfolk; 1 mile N of Burnham-Westgate r. station, and 6 W of Wells. Post Town, Burnham, under Lynn. Acres, 3,896; of which 670 are water. Real property, £1,836. Pop., 172. Houses, 42. A Carmelite priory was founded here in 1241, by Sir Ralph de Hampnall and Sir William de Calthorp; and given, at the dissolution, to Lord Cobham. Bale, the historian, was prior of it. The living is a divided rectory, annexed partly to the rectory of Burnham-Westgate and partly to that of Burnham-Sutton, in the diocese of Norwich.
Burnham Norton through time
Burnham Norton 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 Norton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Burnham Norton in Kings Lynn and West Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6078
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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