In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Woodbastwick like this:
WOODBASTWICK, a parish, with a village, in Blofield district, Norfolk; 4¼ miles N by E of Brundall r. station, and 8 NE by E of Norwich. It has a post-office under Norwich. Acres, 2,163. Real property, £2,685. Pop., 294. Houses, 50. W. Hall is the seat of A. Cator, Esq. The living is a vicarage, united with Panxworth, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £206.* Patron, A. Cator, Esq. The church is good. Charities, £8.
Woodbastwick through time
Woodbastwick is now part of Broadland district. Click here for graphs and data of how Broadland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Woodbastwick itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Woodbastwick, in Broadland and Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4692
Date accessed: 21st October 2024
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