In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Farnham like this:
FARNHAM, a parish in the district of Bishop-Stortford, and county of Essex; adjacent to the river Stort and to the boundary with Herts, 2 miles W by N of Stanstead r. station, and 2½ N of Bishop-Stortford. It has a post office under Bishop-Stortford. Acres, 1, 966. Real property, £2, 825. Pop., 556. Houses, 113. Farnham Hall is a principal residence. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £518.* Patron, Trinity College, Oxford. The church is a low building, with a tower. An endowed school has £45; and other charities £16.
Farnham through time
Farnham is now part of Uttlesford district. Click here for graphs and data of how Uttlesford has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Farnham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Farnham, in Uttlesford and Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6704
Date accessed: 04th May 2024
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