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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bagthorpe like this:
BAGTHORPE, a parish in Docking district, Norfolk; 7½ miles N by W of Rougham, and 9 WNW of Fakenham r. station. Post Town, Bircham under Rougham. Acres, 750. Real property, £830. Pop., 69. Houses, 14. The property is divided among a few. Bagthorpe Hall is a chief residence. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £125. Patron, the Rev. S. R. Cattley. The church is good.
Bagthorpe 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 Bagthorpe itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bagthorpe, in Kings Lynn and West Norfolk and Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4740
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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