In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Morning Thorpe like this:
MORNING-THORPE, a parish in Depwade district, Norfolk; 3 miles E of Forncett r. station, and 7¾ WNW of Bun gay. Post town, Long Stratton. Acres, 1,001. Real property, £2,049. Pop., 140. Houses, 32. The property is not much divided. The manor of MorningThorpe belongs to E. Howes, Esq.; and that of Boyland, with Boyland Hall, belongs to F. ...
W. Irby, Esq. B. Hall is a fine Tudor mansion of 1551, and stands in a large and well-wooded park, with an alcove containing, over its entrance-porch, a bust of queen Elizabeth, brought from Tilbury House. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Valne, £300. * Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church consists of nave and chancel, with a round tower; and has a fine memorial window to the late Admiral Irby. Charities, £33.
Morning Thorpe through time
Morning Thorpe 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 Morning Thorpe itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Morning Thorpe in South Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2296
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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