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Cockthorpe.-- par., N. Norfolk, near coast, 4 miles SE. of Wells ry. sta., 514 ac., pop. 80; birthplace of Sir Christopher Mengs, Sir John Narborough, and Sir Cloudesley Shovel (1650-1707), famous old admirals.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Cockthorpe Parish Norfolk Ancient County |
| Place: | Cockthorpe |
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