Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for RYSTON, or Riston

RYSTON, or Riston, a parish in Downham district, Norfolk; 2 miles E S E of Downham r. station. Post-town, Denver, under Downham. Acres, with Roxham, 1, 199. Real property, £1,076. Pop., 29. Houses, 6. The property, with R. Hall, belongs to the Rev. J. Pratt. The living is a p. curacy, united with Roxham, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £61. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Norwich. The church was recently restored.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Ryston AP/CP       Downham RegD/PLU       Norfolk AncC
Place names: RISTON     |     RYSTON     |     RYSTON OR RISTON
Place: Ryston

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