In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Billockby like this:
BILLOCKBY, a parish in Flegg district, Norfolk; on the river Bure, 3 miles NE of Acle, and 7 NE of Buckenham r. station. Post Town, Acle, under Norwich. Acres, 389. Real property, £967. Pop., 46. Houses, 14. Billockby Hall is the seat of the Lucas family. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich Value, £100. Patrons, the Lucas family.
Billockby through time
Billockby is now part of Great Yarmouth district. Click here for graphs and data of how Great Yarmouth has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Billockby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Billockby, in Great Yarmouth and Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4746
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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