Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for BRAMPTON

BRAMPTON, a parish in Aylsham district, Norfolk; on the river Bure, and on the line of the projected railway from Norwich to Cromer, 2 miles SE of Aylsham, and 11 N of Norwich. Post Town, Aylsham, under Norwich. Acres, 521. Real property, £1,260. Pop., 195. Houses, 46. The property is divided among a few. Some Roman coins, urns, and other antiquities have been found. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £160. Patron, the Rev. H. P. Marsham. The church has a round tower, surmounted by an octagonal lanthern; and is very good.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Brampton AP/CP       Aylsham RegD/PLU       Norfolk AncC
Place: Brampton

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