In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bircham Newton like this:
BIRCHAM (Newton), a parish in Docking district, Norfolk; 2 miles S of Docking, and 9½ W by N of Fakenham r. station. Post Town, Bircham, under Rougham. Acres, 1,128. Real property, £959. Pop., 118. Houses, 20. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Bircham-Tofts, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £434.* Patron, the Marquis of Cholmondeley. The church is good.
Bircham Newton through time
Bircham Newton is now part of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk district. Click here for graphs and data of how Kings Lynn and West Norfolk has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bircham Newton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bircham Newton in Kings Lynn and West Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2930
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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