In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Colton like this:
COLTON, a parish in Forehoe district, Norfolk; on the river Blackwater, 3 miles NNE of Kimberley r. station, and 5¼ N of Wymondham. Post town, Marlingford, under Norwich. Acres, 911. Real property, £1, 862. Pop., 228. Houses, 55. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £348. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is good. A school has £9 from endowment; and other charities £27.
Colton through time
Colton 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 Colton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Colton in South Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2935
Date accessed: 07th November 2024
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