In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Crimplesham like this:
CRIMPLESHAM, a parish in Downham district, Norfolk; 3 miles E of Downham r. station. Post town, Downham. Acres, 1, 620. Real property, £3, 797. Pop., 328. Houses, 71. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £69. Patron, the Bishop of Norwich. The church has a tower, and is good: and there is a fuel allotment £23.
Crimplesham through time
Crimplesham 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 Crimplesham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Crimplesham in Kings Lynn and West Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5144
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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