In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Swafield like this:
SWAFIELD, a parish in Tunstead district, Norfolk; 2 miles N by E of North Walsham r. station. Post town, North Walsham, under Norwich. Acres, 826. Real property, £1,666. Pop., 172. Houses, 43. S-Hall is the seat of T. Dolphin, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £200.* Patron, the Duchy of Lancaster. The church is ancient.
Swafield through time
Swafield is now part of North Norfolk district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Norfolk has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Swafield itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Swafield in North Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3416
Date accessed: 26th May 2024
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