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SHIMPLING, a parish, with a scattered village, in Depwade district, Norfolk; ½ a mile E of Burston r. station, and 3½ NE of Diss. Post town, Scole. Acres, 780. Real property, £1,584. Pop., 219. Houses, 48. S. Place belongs to the Duke of Grafton. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £230.* Patron, the Rev. J. W. Millard. The church was repaired in 1859. Charities, £13.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a scattered village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Shimpling Parish Depwade Poor Law Union/Registration District Norfolk Ancient County |
| Place: | Shimpling |
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