Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for SHOULDHAM-THORPE

SHOULDHAM-THORPE, a parish in Downham district, Norfolk; 3¾ miles E by N of Stow r. station, and 4½ NE of Downham-Market. Post town, Downham. Acres, 1,430. Real property, £1,999. Pop., 298. Houses, 60. The manor belongs to Sir T. Hare, Bart. The living is annexed to Shouldham. The church is good; and there are two Methodist chapels.


(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: Shouldham Thorpe Parish       Downham Poor Law Union/Registration District       Norfolk Ancient County
Place: Shouldham

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