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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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HAPPISBURGH, or HASBOROUGH, a village and a parish in Tunstead district, Norfolk. The village lies scattered on the summit and declivities of the seabank, 7 miles E of North Walsham r. station, and 18½ NNE of Norwich; and has a post office, of the name of Happisburgh, under Norwich. The parish comprises 1, 953 acres of land, and 210 of water. Real property, £4, 792. Pop., 584. Houses, 144. The property is divided among a number. The manor belongs to the Sielys. Cliffs are on the coast, and have so unstable a character as to menace the safety of the church. An ancient Danish fort was here. Some of the inhabitants are employed in fishing. The living*is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £300. Patron, the Bishop of Norwich. The church is ancient; consists of nave, aisle, and chancel, with S porch, and a tower 112 feet high; and was recently restored, at a cost of about £1, 500. There are a Primitive Methodist chapel, a national school, and charities £44. Parr was vicar.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Happisburgh AP/CP Smallburgh RegD/Inc/PLU Norfolk AncC |
| Place names: | HAPPISBURGH | HAPPISBURGH OR HASBOROUGH | HASBOROUGH |
| Place: | Happisburgh |
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