Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for FREETHORPE

FREETHORPE, a parish in Blofield district, Norfolk; near the river Yare, 2 miles N of Reedham r. station, and 4 S by E of Acle. Post town, Reedham, under Norwich. Acres, 869. Real property, £2, 177. Pop., 425. Houses, 94. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage, annexed to the rectory of Reeding, in the diocese of Norwich. The church is ancient, and was recently restored. There is a Primitive Methodist chapel. .


(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: Freethorpe Parish       Blofield Poor Law Union/Registration District       Norfolk Ancient County
Place: Freethorpe

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