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BILNEY (West), a parish in Freebridge-Lynn district, Norfolk; on the Lynn and Dereham railway, at Bilney station, 7 miles ESE of Kings-Lynn. Post Town, East Winch, under Lynn. Acres, 2,750. Real property, £2,439. Pop., 253. Houses, 50. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £60. Patron, J. Dalton, Esq. The church is ancient. Charities, £.6 and a fuel allotment.
(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: | West Bilney Parish Freebridge Lynn Poor Law Union/Registration District Norfolk Ancient County |
| Place names: | BILNEY | BILNEY WEST | WEST BILNEY |
| Place: | West Bilney |
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