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

WESTON-MARKET, a parish in the district of Thetford and county of Suffolk; 7 miles S by W of Harling-Road r. station, and 9 ESE by E of Thetford. It has a post-office under Thetford, and a fair on 28 Sept. Acres, 1,083. Real property, £2,042. Pop., 303. Houses, 75. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £350.* Patron, the Rev. H. T. Wilkinson. Charities, £30.

Market Weston through time

Market Weston is now part of WEST SUFFOLK District. Click here for graphs and data of how WEST SUFFOLK has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Market Weston itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Market Weston, in West Suffolk and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7872

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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