Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for WITTON

WITTON, a parish in Blofield district, Norfolk; 1¼ mile N of Brundall r. station, and 5 E of Norwich. It has a post-office under Norwich. Acres, 587. Real property, £1,361. Pop., 144. Houses, 27. W. Hall belongs to E. W. Trafford, Esq., and W. House , to Miss Penrice. The living is a rectory, united with Brundall, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £500.* Patron, the Rev. J. S. Green. The church's chancel was recently rebuilt, and the rest restored.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Witton CP/AP       Blofield RegD/PLU       Norfolk AncC
Place: Witton

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