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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described East Carleton like this:
CARLTON (East), a parish in Henstead district, Norfolk; on the Norfolk railway, near Hethersett station, 4½ miles E of Wymondham. Post Town, Hethersett, under Wymondham. Acres, 1,213. Real property, £2,400. Pop., 244. Houses, 56. The property is divided among a few. There were formerly two parishes, St. Mary and St. Peter. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £176. Patron, Mr. Peter Day. The church is very good.
East Carleton is now part of SOUTH NORFOLK District. Click here for graphs and data of how SOUTH NORFOLK has changed over two centuries. For statistics about East Carleton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of East Carleton, in South Norfolk and Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5163
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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