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COLTON, a parish in Forehoe district, Norfolk; on the river Blackwater, 3 miles NNE of Kimberley r. station, and 5¼ N of Wymondham. Post town, Marlingford, under Norwich. Acres, 911. Real property, £1, 862. Pop., 228. Houses, 55. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £348. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is good. A school has £9 from endowment; and other charities £27.
(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: | Colton Parish Forehoe Poor Law Union/Registration District Norfolk Ancient County |
| Place: | Colton |
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