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MELTON-MAGNA, a parish, with a village, in Henste ad district, Norfolk; near the river Yare, 2¾ miles NW of Hethersett r. station, and 4 NE by N of Wymondham. Post town, Wymondham. Acres, 2,485. Real property, £4,213. Po p., 368. Houses, 78. The manor, Melton Hall, and most of the land, belong to the Rev. H. E. Lombe. The present parish comprises two ancient parishes, M.St. Mary and M. All Saints, consolidated in the time of Queen Anne. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £753.* Patron, Cains College, Cambridge. The church of St. Mary is later English; and consists of nave and chancel, with S porch and small tower. The church of All Saints is a ruin, and has a fine ivy-clad tower. There is a village school.
(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: | Great Melton CP/AP Norfolk AncC |
Place: | Great Melton |
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