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BECKHAM (West), a parish in Erpingham district, Norfolk; 5 miles WSW of Cromer, and 13 E by N of Walsingham r. station. Post Town, Lower Sherringham, under Norwich. Acres, 785. Real property, £1,477. Pop., 32 9. Houses, 42. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £61. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Norwich. The church is early English, and had formerly a round tower, surmounted by an octagonal lanthern.
(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 Beckham Parish Erpingham Poor Law Union/Registration District Norfolk Ancient County |
| Place names: | BECKHAM | BECKHAM WEST | WEST BECKHAM |
| Place: | West Beckham |
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