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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Congham like this:
CONGHAM, a parish in Freebridge-Lynn district, Norfolk: 3 miles ESE of Castle-Rising, and 5½ N of East Winch r. station. Post town, Grimstone, under Lynn. Acres, 2, 850. Real property, £2, 687. Pop., 315. Houses, 68. The property is all in one estate. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £453.* Patron,-the Rev. Dr. Kersley. The church is ancient, of stone and flint; and consists of nave and chancel, with a tower. There are a Primitive Methodist chapel and a national school. sir Henry Spelman, the antiquary, was a native.
Congham 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 Congham itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Congham, in Kings Lynn and West Norfolk and Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6202
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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