Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for THREXTON

THREXTON, a parish in Swaffham district, Norfolk; 2¼ miles W by S of Watton r. station. Post town, Watton, under Thetford. Acres, 1,097. Real property, £935. Pop., 80. Houses, 13. There is a Roman camp; and Roman relics have been found. The living is a rectory, annexed to Swaffham.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Threxton Parish       Swaffham Poor Law Union/Registration District       Norfolk Ancient County
Place: Threxton

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