Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for INGOLDISTHORPE

INGOLDISTHORPE, a village and a parish in Docking district, Norfolk. The village stands 1 mile SSE of Snettisham r. station, and 5¼ NNE of Castle-Rising; and has a post office under Lynn. The parish comprises 1, 395 acres. Real property, £2, 222. Pop., 372. Houses, 69. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to J. Bellamy, Esq. Mount Amelia is the seat of Capt. Davy. Ironstone abounds, and is used for building. Roman coins have been found. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £300.* Patron, the Rev. W. T. Beckett. The church is good, and has a tower and a Norman font. An ancient cross stands adjacent. Charities, £5.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a village and a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Ingoldisthorpe AP/CP       Docking RegD/PLU       Norfolk AncC
Place: Ingoldisthorpe

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