In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Binham like this:
BINHAM, a village and a parish in Walsingham district, Norfolk. The village stands 4 miles NE of Walsingham r. station, and 5 SE of Wells; and has a post office under Wells, Norfolk, and a fair on 26 July. It is pleasant and picturesque; much visited in summer by parties at the watering-places; and retains the shaft of an ancient cross. ...
A Benedictine Abbey was founded here, in 1104, by Peter de Valoines; and the church of it still stands, and is used as the parish church. The nave has two pure early Norman arcades; the west front is very fine early English, with magnificent window; and the stalls, seats, and font are good perpendicular.—The parish comprises 2,242 acres. Real property, £3,402. Pop., 512. Houses, 130. The property is subdivided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £103. Patron, T. T. Clarke, Esq. Charities, £55.
Binham through time
Binham 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 Binham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Binham in North Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3523
Date accessed: 20th May 2024
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