Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for SHADWELL

SHADWELL, a hamlet in Rushford parish, Norfolk; on the river Brandon, 3¼ miles E of Thetford. It takesits name from a spring called St. Chad's well, formerlymuch frequented by pilgrims. S. Court is the seat of Sir R. J. Buxton, Bart.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a hamlet"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Rushford CP/AP       Norfolk AncC
Place: Shadwell

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