In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bracon Ash like this:
BRACON-ASH, a parish in Henstead district, Norfolk; 2¼ miles WSW of Swainsthorpe r. station, and 7 S W of Norwich. It has a post office under Norwich. Acres, 974. Real property, £1,895. Pop., 271. Houses, 43. The property is divided among ten. Bracon Hall is the seat of the Rev. T. Berney. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £245. Patron, the Rev. T. Berney. The church is very good; and there is a national school.
Bracon Ash through time
Bracon Ash 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 Bracon Ash itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bracon Ash in South Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2931
Date accessed: 08th May 2024
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