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FERSFIELD, a parish in Guiltcross district, Norfolk; 2¼ miles N of the river Waveney and the boundary with Suffolk, 4 WNW of Diss, and 5 WNW of Diss r. station. Post town, Kenninghall, under Thetford. Acres, 1, 386. Real property, £2, 182. Pop., 295. Houses, 63. The manor belongs to the Duke of Norfolk. The land was nearly all covered with wood in the time of Edward III. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £400.* Patron, Charles S. M. Kyrle, Esq. The church is ancient, and has a 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: | Fersfield Parish Guiltcross Poor Law Union/Registration District Norfolk Ancient County |
| Place: | Fersfield |
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