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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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BUCKENHAM (Old), a village and a parish in Guiltcross district, Norfolk. The village stands round a green of about 40 acres, 3 miles SSE of Attleborough r. station, and 7 SSW of Wymondham; and has a post office under Attleborough. Acres, 4,986. Real property, £10,216. Pop., 1,214. Houses, 287. The property is divided among a few. The manor was given by the Conqueror to De Albini; passed to the Knevets and others; and belongs now to Lord Petre. A castle was built on it, soon after the Conquest; and gave place to the castle at New Buckenham. A priory of black canons was erected out of the materials of the castle; and given, in the time of Mary, to Sir Thomas Lovell. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £102. Patrons, the Inhabitants. The church belonged to the priory, and is plain and thatched. There are an endowed school and some charities.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Old Buckenham AP/CP Guiltcross RegD/PLU Norfolk AncC |
| Place names: | BUCKENHAM | BUCKENHAM OLD | OLD BUCKENHAM |
| Place: | Old Buckenham |
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