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WRETHAM (East and West), two parishes, with Stonebridge hamlet and a r. station, in Thetford district, Norfolk; on the Thetford and Watton railway, 5½ miles NNE of Thetford. Post town, Thetford. Acres, 6,442. Real property, £1,204 and £1,467. Pop., 257 and 207. Houses, 47 and 44. The manor, with W. Hall, belongs to W. Birch, Esq. The livings are conjoint rectories in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £547.* Patron, W. Birch, Esq. East W. church was rebuilt in 1865, and is in the decorated English style. West W. church is now a ruin. There is a school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "two parishes, with Stonebridge hamlet and a r station" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Thetford Poor Law Union/Registration District Norfolk Ancient County |
| Place: | Wretham |
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