In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Horningtoft like this:
HORNINGTOFT, a parish in Mitford district, Norfolk; 3 miles NW of Elmham r. station, and 5 S of Fakenham. Post town, Litcham, under Swaffham. Acres, 1, 405. Real property, £2, 389. Pop., 248. Houses, 59. The property is much subdivided. The manor belongs to Mrs. Talbot. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of Whissonsett, in the diocese of Norwich. The church is ancient but good; and the tower of it fell in 1796.
Horningtoft through time
Horningtoft is now part of Breckland district. Click here for graphs and data of how Breckland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Horningtoft itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Horningtoft, in Breckland and Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5932
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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