Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for COCKTHORPE

COCKTHORPE, a parish in Walsingham district, Norfolk; near the coast, 3¾ miles E by S of Wells r. station, and 4¾ NE of Walsingham. Post town, Stiffkey, under Wells, Norfolk. Acres, 514. Real property, £587. I'op., 42. Houses, 7. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of Blakeney, in the diocese of Norwich. The church is old but good; and has a fine sculptured font. Admirals Sir Cloudesley Shovel, Sir John Narbrough, and Sir Christopher Mengs were natives.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Cockthorpe CP/AP       Walsingham RegD/PLU       Norfolk AncC
Place: Cockthorpe

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