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WITCHINGHAM (Great), a parish, with a village, in St. Faith district, Norfolk; 7½ miles E by S of Elmham r. station. It has a post-office under Norwich. Acres, 2,245. Real property, £4,707. Pop., 642. Houses, 138. W. Halland much of the land belong to H. K. Tompson, Esq. The living is a vicarage united with Little W., in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £495.* Patron, New College, Oxford. The church is ancient, but good. There are a national school, and charities £33.
(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: | Great Witchingham Parish Norfolk Ancient County |
| Place names: | GREAT WITCHINGHAM | WITCHINGHAM | WITCHINGHAM GREAT |
| Place: | Great Witchingham |
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