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WEASENHAM-ALL SAINTS and W.-St. Peter, two parishes in Mitford district, Norfolk; 7½ and 6½ miles SW of Fakenham r. station. They have a post-office under Brandon. Acres, 1,988 and 1,423. Real property, £2,810 and £2,283. Pop., 360 and 320. Houses, 76 and 72. The manors belong to the Earl of Leicester. The livings are conjoint vicarages in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £378. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The churches are good; and there are two Methodist chapels, a national school, and a fuel allotment.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "two parishes" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Mitford and Launditch Poor Law Union/Registration District Norfolk Ancient County |
| Place: | Weasenham All Saints |
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