Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for TERRINGTON-ST. JOHN

TERRINGTON-ST. JOHN, a parish, with a village, in the district of Wisbeach and county of Norfolk; 2½ miles S by W of Terrington r. station, and 6½ WSW of Lynn. It has a post-office under Lynn. Real property, £6,292. Pop., 793. Houses, 181. The property is much subdivided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £220.* Patron, the Crown. The church is of the 15th century, and has a detached tower. There are a New Connexion Methodist chapel, and charities £50.


(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: Terrington St John Parish       Norfolk Ancient County
Place: Terrington St John

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