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.
WALSOKEN, a suburban village, a parish, and a sub-district, in the district of Wisbeach and county of Norfolk. The village is suburban to Wisbeach; communicates, by a bridge, with that town and its r. station; and has a post-office under Wisbeach.—The parish comprises 4,656 acres. Real property, £15,033. Pop., 2,683. Houses, 665. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £1,280.* Patron, the Rev. J. Davies. The church is Norman, and has a tower with lofty spire. A chapel of ease was built in 1863. There are two Primitive Methodist chapels, a national school, and considerable charities.—The sub-district contains three parishes, and comprises 19,210 acres. Pop., 5,435. Houses, 1,290.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a suburban village, a parish, and a sub-district" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Walsoken CP/AP Walsoken SubD Norfolk AncC |
| Place: | Walsoken |
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