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.
HELLESDON, a parish in the districts of Norwich and St. Faith, Norfolk; on the river Wensum, 2¾ miles NW of Norwich r. station. The part in Norwich district is within Norwich city; and the other part has a postoffice, of the name of Upper Hellesdon, under Norwich. Acres of the whole, 3, 161. Real property, £5, 163. Pop., 496. Houses, 112. Real property of the part in Norwich city, £3, 376. Pop., 393. Houses, 95. The property is not much divided. There are market gardens and a large corn mill. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of Drayton, in the diocese of Norwich. The church is good, and contains three brasses. There is a national school.
(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: | Hellesdon AP/CP Norwich Inc/RegD/PLU Norfolk AncC |
| Place: | Hellesdon |
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