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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ashwicken like this:
ASHWICKEN, or Ashwyken, a parish in Freebridge Lynn district, Norfolk; 1½ mile NW of East Winch r. station, and 5½ E by S of King's Lynn. Post Town, East Winch under Lynn. Acres, 1,282. Real property, £1,143. Pop., 108. Houses, 23. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Leziate, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £520.* Patron, the Rev. J. Freeman. The church is very good.
Ashwicken 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 Ashwicken itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ashwicken, in Kings Lynn and West Norfolk and Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2299
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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