A vision of Britain through time
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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.
WEYBOURNE, a parish, with a village, in Erpingham district, Norfolk; on the coast, 3¾ miles NE of Holt, and 12½ ENE of Walsingham r. station. It has a post-office under Thetford, and a coastguard station; and it carries on malting, brewing, fishing, and fish-curing. Acres, 1,680; of which 80 are water. Real property, £1, 843. Pop., 285. Houses, 69. The manor belongs to the Earl of Orford. An Augustinian friary was founded here in the time of King John, and has left some remains. The living is a donative in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £50. Patron, the Earl of Orford. The church is later English.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Weybourne CP/AP Erpingham RegD/PLU Norfolk AncC |
| Place: | Weybourne |
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