In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bunwell like this:
BUNWELL, a parish in Depwade district, Norfolk; 3¼ miles NE of New Buckenham, and 4½ WSW of Forncett r. station. It has a post office under Attleborough. Acres, 2,470. Real property, £5,556. Pop., 907. Houses, 212. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £644.* Patron, Sir R. J. Buxton, Bart. The church is good. There are a P. Methodist chapel and a n. school.
Bunwell through time
Bunwell 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 Bunwell itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bunwell in South Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4674
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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