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ALDEBY, a parish and a subdistrict in the district of Loddon, Norfolk. The parish lies on Waveney river, 3 miles NE of Beccles; and it has a station on the Yarmouth branch of the Eastern Union railway, and a post office under Beccles. Acres, 3,056. Real property, £5,108. Pop., 557. Houses, 118. The manor belonged anciently to the cathedral of Norwich, and was made the site of a Benedictine cell. The property is divided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £120.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Norwich. The church is ancient and good, and has a fine door. The subdistrict comprises sixteen parishes. Acres, 24,573. Pop., 4,954. Houses, 1,102.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish and a subdistrict" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Aldeby Parish Aldeby Registration Sub-District Loddon and Clavering Poor Law Union/Registration District Norfolk Ancient County |
| Place: | Aldeby |
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