In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Oxborough like this:
OXBOROUGH, a village and a parish in Swaffham district, Norfolk. The village stands on an affluent of the river Wissey, 3 miles N E by E of Stoke-Ferry, and 7 S W of Swaffham r. station; occupies the site of a Roman station, supposed by some to have been Iciani; is mentioned in Domesday book; was once a markettown; and has still a fair on Easter Tuesday. ...
The parish comprises 2, 518 acres; and its post town is Stoke-Ferry, under Brandon. Real property, £2, 721. Pop.in 1851, 293; in 1861, 225. Houses, 51. The decrease of pop. was caused by the removal of cottages. The manor belonged once to Torchil the Dane; and, with Oxborough Hall and most of the land, belongs now to Sir Henry G. Bedingfeld, Bart. O. Hall is a castellated brick quadrangle of the 15th century; measures 118feet by 92; has towers 80 feet high, and a fine old gate-way; is surrounded by a moat; was visited by Henry VII.; and contains some curious old tapestry, and a number of paintings by old masters. An ancient camp and tumuli are at Warren Hill; and ancient coins have been found there. The living is a rectory, united with the vicarage of Foulden, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £516.* Patron, Cains College, Cambridge. The church comprises nave, aisles, and chancel; has a squaretower, with a very lofty octagonal spire; and contains aterra cotta screen, and monuments of the Bedingfelds. There are a Roman Catholic chapel, a handsome endowed school, and charities £100. The R. Catholic chapel was built in 1835, and is a neat edifice.
Oxborough through time
Oxborough is now part of Breckland district. Click here for graphs and data of how Breckland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Oxborough itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Oxborough, in Breckland and Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5854
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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