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.
KIRBY-CANE, a village and a parish in Loddon district, Norfolk. The village stands 1½ mile NNE of Ellingham r. station, 1¾ N of the river Waveney at the boundary with Suffolk, and 3 NE of Bungay; and has a postoffice under Bungay. The parish comprises 1, 475 acres. Real property, £2, 962. Pop., 448. Houses, 92. Kirby Hall, a handsome mansion, with a fine view, and also most of the property, belong to Lord Berners. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £425.* Patron, Lord Berners. The church is ancient but good; and has a round embattled tower. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a national school, and charities £81.
(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: | Kirby Cane CP/AP Norfolk AncC |
| Place: | Kirby Cane |
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