In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Winfarthing like this:
WINFARTHING, a parish, with a village, in Guilt-cross district, Norfolk; 3 miles NW of Burston r. station, and 4 NNW of Diss. It has a post-office under Diss, and a fair on 25 June. Acres, 2,620. Real property, £5,080. Pop., 615. Houses, 146. The property is much subdivided. The manor belonged once to the Crown; went, in the time of Henry III., to Sir W. ...
Munchesny; and belongs now to the Earl of Albemarle. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £580. Patron, the Earl of Albemarle. The church is old. There are two Methodist chapels, and charities £124.
Winfarthing through time
Winfarthing 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 Winfarthing itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Winfarthing in South Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3931
Date accessed: 31st October 2024
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