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FREEBRIDGE-MARSHLAND, a hundred in Norfolk; on the W border of the county, nearly surrounded by the river Ouse and an arm of the sea. It contains sixteen parishes. Acres, 81, 094. Pop. in 1851, 15, 800; in 1861, 14, 435. Houses, 3, 276. The entire surface is low; was reclaimed from the sea; is defended by embankments from inundation; was reclaimed in successive parts, with successive embankments; is intersected by drains and ditches, which are crossed by upwards of 100 bridges; and consists, in large degree, of very fertile land. The earliest embankment is supposed to have been formed by the Romans.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a hundred" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Norfolk Ancient County |
| Place: | Marshland |
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