Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for BRACON-ASH

BRACON-ASH, a parish in Henstead district, Norfolk; 2¼ miles WSW of Swainsthorpe r. station, and 7 S W of Norwich. It has a post office under Norwich. Acres, 974. Real property, £1,895. Pop., 271. Houses, 43. The property is divided among ten. Bracon Hall is the seat of the Rev. T. Berney. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £245. Patron, the Rev. T. Berney. The church is very good; and there is a national school.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Bracon Ash CP/AP       Henstead RegD/PLU       Norfolk AncC
Place: Bracon Ash

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