In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Morston like this:
MORSTON, a parish in Walsingham district, Norfolk; on the coast, 6 miles E of Wells r. station. Post town, Blakeney, under Thetford. Acres, 3,825; of which 1,715 are water. Real property, £1,450. Pop., 153. Houses, 38. The property is divided among a few. The manor and much of the land belong to the Marquis of Townshend. ...
The water area is chiefly low marsh, overflowed by spring tides, and intersected by Blakeney harbour. There is a coast guard station. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of Stiffkey, in the diocese of Norwich. The church has a tower, and was recently in disrepair. Charities £4.
Morston through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Morston in North Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1658
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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