Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Hilgay

Hilgay, par. and vil., W. Norfolk, on river Wissey, 1¼ mile NE. of Hilgay Fen sta. and 4 miles SE. of Downham, 7860 ac., pop. 1684; P.O.; in vicinity is the seat of Hilgay Hall.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Hilgay CP/AP       Norfolk AncC
Place: Hilgay

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