In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Banham like this:
BANHAM, a parish and a subdistrict, in the district of Guiltcross, Norfolk. The parish lies 2½ miles SW of New Buckenham, and 4 E of Eccles Road r. station; and has a post office under Attleborough. Acres, 3,963. Real property, £8,131. Pop., 1,163. Houses, 253. The property is much subdivided. ...
The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £1,000.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is good; and there are two Methodist chapels, a national school, and charities, £136.-The subdistrict contains eight parishes. Acres, 18,681. Pop., 5,516. Houses, 1,243.
Banham through time
Banham is now part of Breckland district. Click here for graphs and data of how Breckland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Banham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Banham, in Breckland and Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2653
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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