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NORTON-CANON, a village and a parish in-Weobly district, Hereford. The village stands near the Moor-hampton station of the Hereford and Brecon railway, 3 miles S S W of Weobly; and has a post-office under Pembridge, Herefordshire. The parish comprises 2, 111 acres. Real property, £2, 990. Pop., 334. Houses, 70. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to the Dean and Chapter of Hereford. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £120. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Hereford. The church is a good brick structure, with a stone tower. There are an endowed school with £8 a year, and charities £12.
(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: | Norton Canon Parish Herefordshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Norton Canon |
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