A vision of Britain through time
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Diss.-- market town and par. with ry. sta., S. Norfolk, on river Waveney, 19 miles SW. of Norwich and 95 miles NE. of London, 3627 ac., pop. 3846; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Friday; is situated on the slope of a hill, at the foot of which is a small lake or mere (5 ac.), the sloping banks of which are tastefully laid out in gardens and public walks. Its mfrs., for which it was once noted, of "Suffolk hempen cloth, " worsted yarn, and knit hosiery, have much declined.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Diss AP/CP Norfolk AncC |
| Place: | Diss |
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