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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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LING, or LYNG, a village and a parish in Mitford district, Norfolk. The village stands on the river Wensum, 6 miles NE by E of East Dereham r. station; and has a post office under Norwich, and a fair on 20 Nov. The parish contains also the hamlet of Ling-Easthaugh, and comprises 1,899 acres. Real property, £3,516. Pop., 590. Houses, 141. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to the Rev. H. Lombe. A nunnery was early founded here; and was removed, in 1160, to Thetford. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £528. * Patron, the Rev. H. Lombe. The church comprises nave, aisle, and chancel, with S porch and tower; and was recently in disrepair. There are chapels for Primitive Methodists and United Free Methodists, a national school, and charities £6. Jeffrey de Ling, a monkish historian, was probably a native.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Lyng CP/AP Mitford and Launditch RegD/PLU Norfolk AncC |
| Place names: | LING | LING OR LYNG | LYNG |
| Place: | Lyng |
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