In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Kelling like this:
KELLING, a village and a parish in Erpingham district, Norfolk. The village stands 2½ miles N by E of Holt, and 11 ENE of Walsingham r. station; and is situated in a deep vale, extending from it 2 miles northward to the sea. The parish comprises 2, 191 acres of land, and 20 of water. Post town, Holt, under Thetford. ...
Real property, £2, 205. Pop., 211. Houses, 50. The property is divided among a few. The manor and most of the land belong to O. Randale, Esq. About 800 acres are heath. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Salthouse, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £406. * Patron, O. Randale, Esq. The church consists of nave and chancel, with a tower; and is in tolerable condition.
Kelling through time
Kelling 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 Kelling itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kelling in North Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2293
Date accessed: 07th May 2024
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