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SHINGHAM, a parish in Swaffham district, Norfolk; 5 miles SW of Swaffham r. station. Post town, Swaff-ham. Acres, 935. Real property, £441. Pop., 62. Houses, 13. The property is all in one estate. The living is a rectory, united with Beechamwell-All Saints, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £232.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is mean and thatched.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Shingham Parish Swaffham Poor Law Union/Registration District Norfolk Ancient County |
| Place: | Shingham |
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