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LEXHAM (WEST), a parish in Mitford district, Norfolk; 2¼ miles E of the Peddar way, 3 W of Litcham, and 3¾ NNW of Dunham r. station. Post town, Litcham, under Swaffham. Acres, 1,155. Real property, £992. Pop., 152. Houses, 27. The property belongs to the Earl of Leicester. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £196.* Patron, the Rev. N. Davies. The church is ancient.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | West Lexham Parish Mitford and Launditch Poor Law Union/Registration District Norfolk Ancient County |
| Place names: | LEXHAM | LEXHAM WEST | WEST LEXHAM |
| Place: | West Lexham |
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