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WATLINGTON, a parish, with a village, in Downham district, Norfolk; on the Lynn and Ely railway, 6 miles S by W of Lynn. It has a post-office under Downham, and a r. station. Acres, 1,709. Real property, £5,022. Pop., 588. Houses, 119. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £492.* Patron, G. Barker, Esq. The church is good; and there are a Wesleyan chapel, and charities £18.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Watlington Parish Downham Poor Law Union/Registration District Norfolk Ancient County |
| Place: | Watlington |
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