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.
BACONSTHORPE, or Beaconsthorpe, a parish in Erpingham district, Norfolk; 4 miles SE by E of Holt, and 15 E by N of Fakenham r. station. It has a post office under Thetford. Acres, 1,360. Real property, £1,968. Pop., 328. Houses, 67. The property is divided among a few. The old hall, built in 1495, retains a central tower, but is otherwise a ruin. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value not reported.* Patron, J. T. Mott, Esq. The church is later English. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a national school, and charities £5.
(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: | Baconsthorpe AP/CP Erpingham RegD/PLU Norfolk AncC |
| Place names: | BACONSTHORPE | BACONSTHORPE OR BEACONSTHORPE | BEACONSTHORPE |
| Place: | Baconsthorpe |
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