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.
GAYWOOD, a village and a parish in Freebridge-Lynn district, Norfolk. The village is suburban to Kings-Lynn; stands on the Gaywood river, near the East Anglian railway, ¾ of a mile E of Kings-Lynn; and has a post office under Lynn, and fairs on 22 June and 17 Oct. The parish comprises 2, 335 acres of land, and 160 of water. Real property, £9, 399; of which £50 are in quarries. Pop., 1, 368. Houses, 325. The property is much subdivided. An episcopal palace was built here, in the time of King John, by Bishop Grey. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £633.* Patron, R. Bagge, Esq. The church is ancient, cruciform, and good; and has a brick tower. There are a Primitive Methodist chapel, a national school, an hospital for poor widows, and charities £24.
(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: | Gaywood CP/AP Freebridge Lynn RegD/PLU Norfolk AncC |
| Place: | Gaywood |
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