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KILVERSTONE, a parish in Thetford district, Norfolk; on a branch of the Little Ouse river, adjacent to the Norwich railway, and to the boundary with Suffolk, 1¾ mile E of Thetford r. station. Post town, Thetford. Acres, 2, 026. Real property, £862. Pop., 39. Houses, 9. The property belonged formerly to the Cornwallises; and, with K. Hall, belongs now to John W. Davy, Esq. The Hall is a fine modern mansion, and stands in a park of many miles in circuit. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £140. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is Norman; was repaired in 1857; and has a round ivy clad tower.
(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: | Kilverstone CP/AP Thetford RegD/PLU Norfolk AncC |
Place: | Kilverstone |
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