In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Waxham like this:
WAXHAM, a parish in Tunstead district, Norfolk; on the coast, 11 miles ESE of North Walsham r. station. Post town, Stalham, under Norwich. Acres, 2,087; of which 125 are water. Real property, £2,493. Pop., 75. Houses, 14. The living is a rectory, united with Palling, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £330. Patron, H. J. Conyers, Esq. The church is ancient.
Waxham through time
Waxham 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 Waxham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Waxham in North Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3928
Date accessed: 01st May 2024
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