In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bawburgh like this:
BAWBURGH, a parish in Forehoe district, Norfolk; on the river Yare, 5e miles W of Norwich r. station. Post Town, Colney, under Norwich. Acres, 1,440. Real property, £3,604. Pop., 433. Houses, 92. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £120. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Norwich. The church has a round tower, an old font, and a brass of 1531; and is good. St. Walstan was a native.
Bawburgh through time
Bawburgh 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 Bawburgh itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bawburgh in South Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4742
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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