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MOUSEHOLD, or Mousewold, a suburban place in Norfolk; 1 mile E of Norwich. It comprises elevatedground, formerly a heath; takes its name from numerouscaves, formed by digging out chalk clunch for builders; commands a fine view of the city; was the headquarters of the rebel Ket, till he was taken in Aug. 1549; retainsvestiges of a chapel to St. Leonard's priory, popularly called Ket's Castle; and has a post-office under Norwich. Part of what was formerly the heath is now within Thorpe Park.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a suburban place" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Norfolk Ancient County |
| Place names: | MOUSEHOLD | MOUSEHOLD OR MOUSEWOLD | MOUSEWOLD |
| Place: | Mousehold |
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