A vision of Britain through time
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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.
NORMANTON, a parish in Oakham district, Rutland; on the river Gwash, 3½ miles W N W of Ketton r. station, and 5 E S E of Oakham. Post-town, Oakham. Acres, 2, 450. Real property, £1, 158. Pop., 59. Houses, 7. The manor belonged to the Norman villes; passed to the Basings and the Mackworths; and belongs now to Lord Aveland. Normanton Park is Lord Aveland's seat; and the mansion is a beautiful edifice, on an eminence; while the grounds are extensive, and include a well-stocked deer-park. There is a mineral spring. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £156.* Patron, Lord Aveland. The church stands in the park; is a small, old, rustic building; and has been considerably improved.
(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: | Normanton AP/CP Oakham RegD/PLU Rutland AncC |
| Place: | Normanton |
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