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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Welborne like this:
WELBORNE, a parish in Forehoe district, Norfolk; 3¼ miles NNE of Hardingham r. station, and 6½ NNW of Wymondham. Post town, Dereham. Acres, 732. Real property, £1,633. Pop., 200. Houses, 41. The manor belongs to J. Cuddon, Esq.; and much of the land, to O. S. Olney, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £250.* Patron, the Rev. J. B. Johnson. The church was restored in 1852. There are a national school, and charities £9.
Welborne 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 Welborne itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Welborne, in South Norfolk and Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5743
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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