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.
LYNFORD, a parish in Thetford district, Norfolk; on the river Wissey, 4¾ miles NNE of Brandon r. station, and 7½ NW by N of Thetford. Post town, Brandon. Acres, 1,500. Real property, £670. Pop., 95. Houses, 23. The property, with Lynford Hall, belongs to Mrs. Stephens. The Hall is a splendid mansion, in the Tudor style. The living is a discharged vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. The church was destroyed some centuries ago. Roman urns were found in 1720.
(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: | Lynford CP/AP Thetford RegD/PLU Norfolk AncC |
| Place: | Lynford |
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