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ROCKLAND-ST. PETER, a parish, with a village, in Wayland district, Norfolk; 4¼ miles W N W of Attleborough r. station. Post-town, Rockland, under Attleborough. Acres, 1, 610. Real property, £1, 916. Pop., 386. Houses, 93. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £261.* Patron, the Rev. H. Bird. The church is ancient, and has a round tower. There are a Primitive Methodist chapel, and charities £13.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Rockland St Peter AP/CP Wayland RegD/PLU Norfolk AncC |
Place: | Rockland St Peter |
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