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.
BRANCASTER, or Branchester, a village and a parish in Docking district, Norfolk. The village stands on a small bay of its own name, 4 miles NNW-of Stanhoe r. station, and 6 E by N of Hunstanton; and has a post office,‡ of the name of Brancaster, under Lynn. It occupies the site of the Roman station Branodunum, held by Dalmatian horse for repelling Saxon invaders; and it has furnished coins, urns, knives, and other Roman relics. It possesses a quay for vessels, and is a coastguard station; and there is a malt-house adjacent to it, 312 feet long. The parish comprises 3,672 acres of land, and 2,105 of water. Real property, £4,893. Pop., 1,002. Houses, 243. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £821.* Patron, the Rev.Birch. The church is good and there are a Wesleyan chapel, and charities £94.
(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: | Brancaster CP/AP Docking RegD/PLU Norfolk AncC |
| Place names: | BRANCASTER | BRANCASTER OR BRANCHESTER | BRANCHESTER |
| Place: | Brancaster |
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