In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Foxley like this:
FOXLEY, a parish in Mitford district, Norfolk; 2 miles S by E of Foulsham, and 3½ E by S of Elmham r. station. Post town, Bawdeswell, under Thetford. Acres, 1, 620. Real property, £2, 570. Pop., 278. Houses, 59. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £380.* Patron, the Rev. H. Lombe. The church has a pinnacled tower, and is tolerable.
Foxley through time
Foxley is now part of Breckland district. Click here for graphs and data of how Breckland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Foxley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Foxley, in Breckland and Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2279
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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