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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.
GUIST, a village and a parish in Mitford district, Norfolk. The village stands near the river Wensum, 2 miles WNW of Foulsham, and 3½ N by E of Elmham r. station; and has a post office under Thetford. The parish comprises 1,674 acres. Real property, £3,217. Pop., 361. Houses, 75. The manor belongs to the family of Norris. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £168. Patron, the Rev. W. Norris. The church is ancient; has an embattled tower; and contains monuments of the Bulwers, the Wiggetts, and others.
(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: | Guist AP/CP Mitford and Launditch RegD/PLU Norfolk AncC |
| Place: | Guist |
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