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.
FORDHAM, a parish in Downham district, Norfolk; on the river Wissey, adjacent to the Lynn and Ely railway, 2½ miles S of Downham Market. Post town, Downham. Acres, 2, 204. Real property, £2, 804. Pop., 211. Houses, 35. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £51. Patron, E. R. Pratt, Esq. The church has an embattled tower, and is good.
(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: | Fordham AP/CP Downham RegD/PLU Norfolk AncC |
| Place: | Fordham |
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