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LONGHAM, a parish, with a village, in Mitford district, Norfolk; 2 miles N of Wendling r. station, and 4 NW of East Dereham. Post town, Dereham. Acres, 1,304. Real property, £1,854. Pop., 320. Houses, 77. The manor and most of the land belong to the Earl of Leicester. The living is a vicarage, united with the vicarage of Wendling, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £100.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is later English; and consists of nave, chancel, and S porch, with a tower. There are a Wesleyan chapel and a national school.
(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: | Longham Parish Mitford and Launditch Poor Law Union/Registration District Norfolk Ancient County |
| Place: | Longham |
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