In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described West Tofts like this:
TOFTS (West), a parish in Thetford district, Norfolk; 5 miles NE of Brandon r. station. Post town, Brandon. Acres, 3,051. Real property, £1,138. Pop., 193. Houses, 36. The property is not much divided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £200. Patron, Sir J. Sutton, Bart. The church is partly new and all good.
West Tofts through time
West Tofts is now part of Breckland district. Click here for graphs and data of how Breckland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about West Tofts itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of West Tofts, in Breckland and Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2262
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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