In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Gateley like this:
GATELY, a parish in Mitford district, Norfolk; on an affluent of the river Wensum, 2 miles S of Ryburgh r. station, and 4¼ SSE of Fakenham. Post town, Ryburgh, under Fakenham. Acres, 1, 490. Real property, £1, 706. Pop., 134. Houses, 28. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage, annexed to the rectory of Brisley, in the diocese of Norwich. The church was reported in 1859 as not good.
Gateley through time
Gateley is now part of Breckland district. Click here for graphs and data of how Breckland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Gateley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Gateley, in Breckland and Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1698
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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