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HINDRINGHAM, a village and a parish in Walsingham district, Norfolk. The village stands near the river Stiffkey, 3½ miles E by S of Walsingham r. station; and has a post office under Thetford. The parish comprises 3, 313 acres. Real property, £6, 256. Pop., 731. Houses, 164. The property is much subdivided. The manor belongs to the Dean and Chapter of Norwich. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £360.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Norwich. The church stands on an eminence; and has a lofty tower. There are a Primitive Methodist chapel, a national school, and charities about £100.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Hindringham Parish Walsingham Poor Law Union/Registration District Norfolk Ancient County |
| Place: | Hindringham |
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