In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hainford like this:
HAINFORD, or HAYNFORD, a parish in St. Faith district, Norfolk; near the river Bure and the line of proected railway from Norwich to Cromer, 7 miles N of Norwich. Post town, Coltishall, under Norwich. Acres, 1, 600. Real property, £3, 350. Pop., 643. Houses, 147. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to R. P. Marsham, Esq. The living is a recory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £425. Patron, Rev. Henry P. Marsham. The church was built in 1840. There are a Primitive Methodist chapel, a national school, and charities £142.
Hainford through time
Hainford is now part of Broadland district. Click here for graphs and data of how Broadland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hainford itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hainford, in Broadland and Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3961
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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