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STOKE-FERRY, a parish, with a village, in Downham district, Norfolk; on the river Wissey, 7 miles ESE of Downham r. station. It has a post-office‡ under Brandon, and a fair on 6 Dec. Acres, 2,059. Real property, £5,132. Pop., 791. Houses, 175. The property is subdivided. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £100. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church was restored in 1848. There are two Methodist chapels, a free school, and fuel allotments.
(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: | Stoke Ferry Parish Downham Poor Law Union/Registration District Norfolk Ancient County |
| Place: | Stoke Ferry |
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