In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wortham like this:
WORTHAM, a parish, with a scattered village, in Hartismere district, Suffolk; 3 miles WSW of Diss r. station. It has a post-office under Diss. Acres, 2,726. Real property, £5,300. Pop. in 1851, 1,086; in 1861, 961,-of whom 62 were in Hartismere children's workhouse. Houses, 179. The property is much subdivided. Ellismere house is the seat ofHarrison, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £860.* Patron, Kings College, Cambridge. The church is old. There are a national school, and charities £7.
Wortham through time
Wortham is now part of Mid Suffolk district. Click here for graphs and data of how Mid Suffolk has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wortham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wortham in Mid Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8126
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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