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.
TAVERHAM, a parish and a hundred in Norfolk. The parish lies on the river Wensum, 6 miles NW of Norwich r. station; and is in St. Faiths district. Post town, Drayton, under Norwich. Acres, 2,099. Real property, £2,330. Pop., 212. Houses, 40. The manor, with T. Hall, belongs to the Rev. J. N. Micklethwait. There is a large paper-mill. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £329.* Patrons, the Bishop of N. and the Rev. J. N. Micklethwait. The church is plain, and has a round tower with octagonal top. There is a national school.-The hundred contains 18 parishes and a part. Acres, 32,103. Pop., 8,343. Houses, 1,817.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish and a hundred" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Taverham CP/AP Taverham Hundred St Faiths RegD/PLU Norfolk AncC |
| Place: | Taverham |
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