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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Runcton Holme like this:
HOLME-NEXT-RUNCTON, a parish in Downham district, Norfolk; adjacent to the Ely and Lynn railway, and near the river Ouse, 1½ mile SSE of Watlington r. station, and 4¼ N by E of Downham-Market. Posttown, Watlington, under Downham. Acres, 1, 096. Real property, £1, 884. Pop., 273. Houses, 56. The manor belongs to Mr. Cox. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of South Runcton, in the diocese of Norwich. The church has a tower, and a memorial window. There are a national school, and charities £20.
Runcton Holme 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 Runcton Holme itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Turnastone, in Kings Lynn and West Norfolk and Herefordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2339
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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