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CROXTON, a parish in Thetford district, Norfolk; 2 miles N of Thetford town and r. station. It has a post office under Thetford. Acres, 4, 609. Real property, £3, 157. Pop., 428. Houses, 85. The property is divided among a few. Croxton Hall is a chief residence. Croxton High Trees are seen at a great distance. There is a large manufactory of coarse earthenware. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £98.* Patron, Christ's College, Cambridge. The church is ancient; and has a curious flint tower and a Norman font. There are a Wesleyan chapel, and charities £5.
(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: | Croxton Parish Thetford Poor Law Union/Registration District Norfolk Ancient County |
| Place: | Croxton |
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