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WIGGENHALL-ST. PETER, a parish in Downham district, Norfolk; on the river Ouse, 1¾ mile N by W of Watlington r. station, and 4½ SSW of Lynn. Post town, Lynn. Acres, 944. Real property, £2,327. Pop., 153. Houses, 33. The property is divided chiefly between two. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £120.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is ancient.
(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: | Wiggenhall St Peter Parish Downham Poor Law Union/Registration District Norfolk Ancient County |
| Place: | Wiggenhall St Peter |
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