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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Little Melton like this:
MELTON-PARVA, a parish, with a village, in Henstead district, Norfolk; near the river Yare, 2½ miles N of Hethersett r. station, and 5 W by S of Norwich. Post-town, Wymondham. Acres, 671. Real property, £1,712. Pop., 370. Houses, 85. The property is divided among a few. The manor and much of the land belong to F. ...
B. Franks, Esq. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £110.* Patron, Emmanuel College, Cambridge. The church is a good thatched building; and consists of nave, aisle, and chancel, with porch and tower. There are a village school and charities £1 8.
Little Melton 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 Little Melton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Little Melton, in South Norfolk and Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5781
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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