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SCOLE, or Osmondiston, a village and a parish in Depwade district, Norfolk. The village stands on the river Waveney, 1¾ mile E by S of Diss r. station; and has a head post-office, ‡ of the name of Scole, extensiveflaxworks, and a fair on Easter Tuesday. The parish comprises 821 acres. Real property, £2, 494. Pop., 677. Houses, 147. The property is divided among a few. S. House, S. Lodge, and the Shrubbery are chief residences. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £259.* Patron, Sir E.Kerrison, Bart. The church is ancient but good. Charities, £7.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Scole Parish Depwade Poor Law Union/Registration District Norfolk Ancient County |
| Place names: | OSMONDISTON | SCOLE | SCOLE OR OSMONDISTON |
| Place: | Scole |
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