In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Cockthorpe like this:
COCKTHORPE, a parish in Walsingham district, Norfolk; near the coast, 3¾ miles E by S of Wells r. station, and 4¾ NE of Walsingham. Post town, Stiffkey, under Wells, Norfolk. Acres, 514. Real property, £587. I'op., 42. Houses, 7. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of Blakeney, in the diocese of Norwich. The church is old but good; and has a fine sculptured font. Admirals Sir Cloudesley Shovel, Sir John Narbrough, and Sir Christopher Mengs were natives.
Cockthorpe through time
Cockthorpe 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 Cockthorpe itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cockthorpe in North Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1716
Date accessed: 10th May 2024
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