Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for HACKFORD BY REEPHAM

HACKFORD BY REEPHAM, a parish in Aylsham district, Norfolk; on a branch of the river Wensum, contiguous to the W side of Reepham parish, and 7 miles E by N of Elmham r. station. It includes a suburb of Reepham; and its post town is Reepham, under Norwich. Acres, 754. Real property, £3, 652. Pop., 761. Houses, 178. The property is divided among a few. Hackford Hall is a chief residence. The living is a rectory, united with the vicarage of Whitwell, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £328. Patron, G. H. Holley, Esq. The church was burnt in 1600; and now the church of Whitwell serves also for Hackford. Charities, £27.


(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: Hackford Parish       Reepham Parish       Aylsham Poor Law Union/Registration District       Norfolk Ancient County
Place: Hackford

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