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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.
MARHAM, a village and a parish in Downham district, Norfolk. The village stands 1½ mile S of the river Nar, 3¼ SW of Narborough r. station, and 7 W by N of Swaffham; is a long and pleasant place; and has a postal letter-box under Downham. The parish comprises 3,966 acres. Real property, £5,377. Pop., 870. Houses, 179. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Sir Thomas Hare, Bart. Marham House is the seat of H. Villebois, Esq. A Cistertian nunnery was founded here, in 1251, by Isabella de Albini; was given, at the dissolution, to the Hares; and has left some remains at a farm-house, a little W of the church. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £434. * Patron, St. John's College, Cambridge. The church consists of nave, S aisle, and chancel, with a lofty tower; and is good. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists, a national school, and a fuel allotment of 200 acres.
(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: | Marham AP/CP Downham RegD/PLU Norfolk AncC |
| Place: | Marham |
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