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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Broomsthorpe like this:
BROOMSTHORPE, a hamlet in East Rudham parish, Norfolk; 5½ miles W of Fakenham. Acres, 340. Pop., 16. Houses, 3. It is sometimes described as a parish.
Broomsthorpe 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 Broomsthorpe itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Broomsthorpe, in Kings Lynn and West Norfolk and Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3236
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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