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.
HEIGHAM-POTTER, a parish in Tunstead district, Norfolk; near the rivers Bure and Thurne, 6¾ miles N by E of Acle, and 10½ NE by N of Brundall r. station. Post town, Ludham, under Norwich. Acres, 2, 527. Real property, £4, 350. Pop., 439. Houses, 92. Nearly half of the land is marsh or waste; and there are a lake of 100 acres, and a piece of water called Heigham-Ponds. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £263.* Patron, the Bishop of Norwich. The church is ancient; has a tower, circular below, octagonal above; and contains the tomb of Bishop Hall.
(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: | Smallburgh RegD/Inc/PLU Norfolk AncC |
| Place: | Potter Heigham |
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