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

BANNINGHAM, a parish in Aylsham district, Nor folk; on a tributary of the river Bure, 2½ miles NE of Aylsham, and 14 N of Norwich r. station. Post Town, Aylsham under Norwich. Acres, 920. Real property, £2,209. Pop., 302. Houses, 67. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £446.* Patrons, J. S. Dawber, Esq. and Rev. W. Leeper. The church is old but good. There are a national school, and charities £5.

Banningham through time

Banningham is now part of NORTH NORFOLK District. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH NORFOLK has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Banningham itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Banningham, in North Norfolk and Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2302

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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