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.
PICKENHAM (North), a parish, with a village, in Swaffham district, Norfolk; on the river Wissey, 3¾ miles S E of Swaffham r. station. Post-town, Swaffham. Acres, 1, 590. Real property, £1, 920. Pop., 287. Houses, 69. The property is divided among a few. There are two barrows. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Houghton-on-the-Hill, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £482. Patron, E. Farrer, Esq. The church, excepting the tower, was rebuilt in 1864. There are a Primitive Methodist chapel, and charities £20.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | North Pickenham AP/CP Swaffham RegD/PLU Norfolk AncC |
| Place names: | NORTH PICKENHAM | PICKENHAM | PICKENHAM NORTH |
| Place: | North Pickenham |
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