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.
SCRATBY, a parish in Flegg district, Norfolk; on the coast, 5¼ miles N by W of Yarmouth r. station. Post-town, Ormsby, under Great Yarmouth. Acres, returned with Ormsby. Real property, £1, 505. Pop. in 1851, 177; in 1861, 309. Houses, 65. S. Hall was formerlythe seat of the Earl of Home, and is now the seat of the Rev. R. Foster. A fishing village was recently formedat the cliff California. A life-boat station also was recently formed. The living is a vicarage, annexed to Ormsby, in the diocese of Norwich.
(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: | East and West Flegg RegD/PLU/Inc Norfolk AncC |
| Place: | Scratby |
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