Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for ASLACTON

ASLACTON, a parish in Depwade district, Norfolk; on an affluent of the river Yare, 1½ mile W of Forncett r. station, and 6 ENE of New Buckenham. Post Town, Forncett under Long Stratton. Acres, 1,194. Real property, £2,300. Pop., 356. Houses, 76. The property is much subdivided. The manor belonged to the Le Neves; and was the native place of Sir William le Neve, the herald and antiquary in the time of Charles I. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £58. Patron, the Rev. T. G. Curtler. The church is good; and there are a Wesleyan chapel and 18 acres of fuel allotment.


(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: Aslacton CP/AP       Depwade RegD/PLU       Norfolk AncC
Place: Aslacton

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