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HEMPSTEAD, a parish in Erpingham district, Norfolk; 2 miles SE of Holt, and 11½ E of Wolsingham r. station. Post town, Holt, under Thetford. Acres, 1, 756. Real property, £1, 861. Pop., 280. Houses, 63. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Hudson Gurney, Esq. There is a decoy for wild fowl. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, not reported. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Norwich. The church was built in 1744, and has a brick tower.
(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: | Hempstead Parish Erpingham Poor Law Union/Registration District Norfolk Ancient County |
| Place: | Hempstead |
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