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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Booton like this:
BOOTON, a parish in St. Faith district, Norfolk; 5 miles SW of Aylsham, and 9 E of Elmham r. station. It has a post office under Norwich. Acres, 1, 040. Real property, £1,921. Pop., 246. Houses, 55. Booton Hall is the seat of F. Parmeter, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £228. Patron. H. Elwin, Esq. The church is ancient.
Booton is now part of BROADLAND District. Click here for graphs and data of how BROADLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Booton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Booton, in Broadland and Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4747
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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