A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
SNORING (Great), a parish in Walsingham district, Norfolk; 2 miles SSE of Walsingham r. station. It has a post-office under Fakenham. Acres, 1,645. Real property, £3,738. Pop. in 1861, 594; of whom 130 were in Walsingham workhouse. Houses, 100. The manor belongs to J. Dugmore, Esq. The living is a rectory, united with Thursford, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £584.* Patron, St. John's College, Cambridge. The church is old but good, and has a fine tower. There are a national school, and charities £19.
(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: | Great Snoring AP/CP Walsingham RegD/PLU Norfolk AncC |
| Place names: | GREAT SNORING | SNORING | SNORING GREAT |
| Place: | Great Snoring |
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