In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Thorpe Market like this:
THORPE-MARKET, a parish, with a village, in Erpingham district, Norfolk; 4½ miles NNW of North Walsham r. station. Post town, Aylsham, under Norwich. Acres, 1,309. Real property, £1,282. Pop., 215. Houses, 47. Much of the land belongs to Lord Suffield. The village was once a considerable market-town. The living is a vicarage, annexed to Antingham. The church was rebuilt in the present century. Charities, £13.
Thorpe Market through time
Thorpe Market 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 Thorpe Market itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Thorpe Market in North Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2624
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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