In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Cranworth like this:
CRANWORTH, a parish in Mitford district, Norfolk; on the river Blackwater, 3¼ miles NW of Hingham, and 5½ WSW of Thuxton r. station. Post town, Shipdham, under Thetford. Acres, 1, 126. Real property, £1, 946. Pop., 264. Houses, 60. The property is all in one estate. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Letton, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £307.* Patron, B. Gurdon, Esq. The church has a tower and spire; contains monuments of the Gurdons; and was recently restored. Charities, £9.
Cranworth through time
Cranworth is now part of Breckland district. Click here for graphs and data of how Breckland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Cranworth itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cranworth, in Breckland and Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3948
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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