MULBARTON, a village and a parish in Henstead district, Norfolk. The village stands 1 ½ mile W of Swainsthorpe r. station, and 5 ½ SW by 8 of Norwich; was once a market-town; is a seat of petty sessions; and has a post – office under Norwich, and a good inn. The parish comprises 1,348 acres. Real property, £3,639. Pop., 525. Houses, 117. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged anciently to the Bigods, and belongs now to J. Steward, Esq. Mulbarton Lodge is the seat of Capt. E. H. W. Bellairs. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Keningham, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £606. Patron, J. Steward, Esq. The church was built about 1280; is a fine flint structure; consists of nave and chancel, with porch and tower; and contains a monument to Sir E. Rich. Chief Justice Richardson was a native, and his father was rector.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
