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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described North Runcton like this:
RUNCTON (North), a parish, with Hardwick hamlet, in Freebridge-Lynn district, Norfolk; 3 miles S S E of Lynn r. station. Post-town, Lynn. Acres, 2, 239. Real property, £3,089. Pop., 304. Houses, 64. The property is divided among a few. R. Hall is the seat of D. Gurney, Esq. The living is a rectory, united with Hardwick and Setchy, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £750.* Patron, D. Gurney, Esq. The church is good. There are a national school, and charities £10.
North Runcton 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 North Runcton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of North Runcton, in Kings Lynn and West Norfolk and Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4704
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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