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.
BROME, or Broome, a parish in Hartismere district, Suffolk; 2 miles N of Eye r. station, and 3½ ENE of Mellis. It has a post office under Scole. Acres, 892. Real property, £2,093. Pop., 291. Houses, 68. The property is divided among a few. Brome Hall belonged anciently to the Buctons; passed to the Cornwallis family; and is now the seat of Sir E. Kerrison, Bart. The old mansion, built about the middle of the 16th century, was recently taken down, and a new one erected on its site. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Oakley, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £561.* Patron, Sir E. Kerrison, Bart. The church is very good. There are a national school and charities £18.
(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: | Brome AP/CP Hartismere RegD/PLU Suffolk AncC |
| Place names: | BROME | BROME OR BROOME | BROOME |
| Place: | Brome |
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