In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wheatacre like this:
WHEATACRE-ALL SAINTS, a parish in Loddon district, Norfolk; 1 mile ENE of Aldeby. r. station, and 4 NE of Beccles. Post town, Beccles. Acres, 1,163. Real property, £1,782. Pop., 160. Houses, 37. The manor belongs to R. H. Gurney, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £224.* Patron, Cains College, Cambridge. The church is ancient. Charities, £10.
Wheatacre through time
Wheatacre is now part of South Norfolk district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Norfolk has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wheatacre itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wheatacre in South Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3198
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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