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GAYTON-THORPE, a parish in Freebridge-Lynn district, Norfolk; 3 miles NE by E of East Winch r. station, and 8 NW of Swaffham. Post town, Gayton, under Lynn. Acres, 2, 355. Real property, £1, 609; of which £10 are in quarries. Pop., 169. Houses, 32. The property is all in one estate. The living is a rectory, annexed to the vicarage of East Walton, in the diocese of Norwich. The church has a circular tower, and is good.
(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: | Gayton Thorpe Parish Freebridge Lynn Poor Law Union/Registration District Norfolk Ancient County |
| Place: | Gayton |
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