A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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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.
COLTISHALL, a parish in Aylsham district, Norfolk; on the river Bure, 2½ miles E of the line of projected railway from Norwich to Cromer, and 8 NNE of Norwich. It has a post office‡ under Norwich, and a fair on Whit-Monday. Acres, 1, 180. Real property, £4, 322. Pop., 978. Houses, 216. The property is divided among a few. Coltishall House is a chief residence. Many small cottages have recently been built. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £299.* Patron, King's College, Cambridge. The church is good; and there are three Methodist chapels, and an endowed school with £21 a year.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Coltishall CP/AP Aylsham RegD/PLU Norfolk AncC |
| Place: | Coltishall |
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