In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Smithdon like this:

SMITHDON, a hundred in the NW of Norfolk; containing 20 parishes. Acres, 60,681. Pop. in 1851, 9,852; in 1861, 9,689. Houses, 2,080.

Smithdon through time

Smithdon 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 Smithdon itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Smithdon, in Kings Lynn and West Norfolk and Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20620

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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