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.
FILBY, a parish in Flegg district, Norfolk; near Rollesby Broad, 3 miles WNW of Caistor, and 5½ NW of Yarmouth r. station. It has a post office under Norwich. Acres, 1, 425. Real property, £3, 294. Pop., 517. Houses, 120. The property is divided. About 100 acres are in plantation, and about 160 in a fine lake, which abounds with fish and wild ducks. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £505. Patron, the Rev. Charles Lucas. The church stands in a grove; has a nave with a roof of trussed rafters, a clerestory of small quatrefoils, a lofty later English tower, and a curious turret; contains an oak rood-screen and an octagonal font; and is in very good condition. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Unitarians and a church school.
(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: | Filby AP/CP East and West Flegg RegD/PLU/Inc Norfolk AncC |
| Place: | Filby |
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