In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Harpley like this:
HARPLEY, a village and a parish in Freebridge-Lynn district, Norfolk. The village stands on an eminence 5 miles NW of Rougham, and 8½ NE by N of Bilney r. station; and has a post-office under Brandon, and a fair on 24 July. The parish comprises 2,193 acres. Real property, £2,835. Pop., 479. ...
Houses, 111. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £495. * Patron, A. Hammond, Esq. The church is ancient but good; has an embattled tower; and contains a carved screen, three sedilia, and a double piscina. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists, a national school, and charities £25.
Harpley through time
Harpley is now part of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk district. Click here for graphs and data of how Kings Lynn and West Norfolk has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Harpley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Harpley in Kings Lynn and West Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4663
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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