In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Sloley like this:
SLOLEY, a parish, with a village, in Tunstead district, Norfolk; adjacent to the North Walsham railway, 3½ miles NE by N of Coltishall. Post town, Coltishall, under Norwich. Acres, 719. Real property, £1,659. Pop., 258. Houses, 65. The manor, with S. House, belongs to the Rev. J. White. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £250. Patron, the Rev. J. White. The church was repaired in 1841. There are a free school and some charities.
Sloley through time
Sloley is now part of North Norfolk district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Norfolk has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Sloley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Sloley in North Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4713
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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