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WALSINGHAM (Great or Old), a parish, with a village, in Walsingham district, Norfolk; 1 mile NNE of Walsingham r. station. Post town, Walsingham, under Fakenham. Acres, 2,170. Real property, £3,762. Pop., 512. Houses, 110. The manor belongs to H. J. L. Warner, Esq. There are an iron foundry and agricultural-implement works; and Roman antiquities have been found. The living is a donative in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £168. Patron, H. J. L. Warner, Esq. The church is ancient. There are a parochial school, and charities £14.
(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: | Great Walsingham Parish Walsingham Poor Law Union/Registration District Norfolk Ancient County |
| Place names: | GREAT WALSINGHAM | OLD WALSINGHAM | WALSINGHAM | WALSINGHAM GREAT | WALSINGHAM GREAT OR OLD | WALSINGHAM OLD |
| Place: | Great Walsingham |
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