In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Woodton like this:
WOODTON, a parish and a sub-district in Loddon district, Norfolk. The parish lies 5 miles NW of Bungay r. station, and contains a village of its own name. Post town, Bungay. Acres, 2,124. Real property, £3,890. Pop., 531. Houses, 119. The manor belongs to R. Fellowes, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £620. Patron, King's College, Cambridge. The church is ancient but good. There are a Primitive Methodist chapel, and charities £63.-The sub district contains ten parishes. Acres, 15,498. Pop., 4,216. Houses, 942.
Woodton through time
Woodton is now part of South Norfolk district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Norfolk has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Woodton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Woodton in South Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3197
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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