In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Scole like this:
SCOLE, or Osmondiston, a village and a parish in Depwade district, Norfolk. The village stands on the river Waveney, 1¾ mile E by S of Diss r. station; and has a head post-office, ‡ of the name of Scole, extensiveflaxworks, and a fair on Easter Tuesday. The parish comprises 821 acres. ...
Real property, £2, 494. Pop., 677. Houses, 147. The property is divided among a few. S. House, S. Lodge, and the Shrubbery are chief residences. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £259.* Patron, Sir E.Kerrison, Bart. The church is ancient but good. Charities, £7.
Scole through time
Scole 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 Scole itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Scole in South Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3254
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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