In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Burnham Deepdale like this:

BURNHAM-DEEPDALE, a parish in Docking district, Norfolk; on the coast, 2¼ miles NW by N of Burnham-Westgate r. station, and 7½ W by N of Wells. Post Town, Burnham, under Lynn. Acres, 1,061. Real property, £1,400. Pop., 81. Houses, 20. The property is divided among a few. Much of the surface is naturally salt marsh; but has been partially reclaimed. ...


Brick and tile making are carried on. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £257.* Patrons, the Trustees of H. Blyth, Esq. The church is Norman, and of flint, with a round tower; had formerly a font with rude sculptures emblematic of the Saxon months; and is very good.

Burnham Deepdale through time

Burnham Deepdale 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 Burnham Deepdale itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Burnham Deepdale, in Kings Lynn and West Norfolk and Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5841

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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