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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bexwell like this:
BEXWELL, a parish in Downham district, Norfolk; 1 mile E of Downham-Market r. station. Post Town, Downham. Acres, 1,177. Real property, £2,075. Pop., 94. Houses, 16. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £375.* Patron, the Bishop of Norwich. The church is good.
Bexwell 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 Bexwell itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bexwell, in Kings Lynn and West Norfolk and Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2654
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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