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MELTON-PARVA, a parish, with a village, in Henstead district, Norfolk; near the river Yare, 2½ miles N of Hethersett r. station, and 5 W by S of Norwich. Post-town, Wymondham. Acres, 671. Real property, £1,712. Pop., 370. Houses, 85. The property is divided among a few. The manor and much of the land belong to F. B. Franks, Esq. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £110.* Patron, Emmanuel College, Cambridge. The church is a good thatched building; and consists of nave, aisle, and chancel, with porch and tower. There are a village school and charities £1 8.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Little Melton Parish Henstead Poor Law Union/Registration District Norfolk Ancient County |
| Place: | Little Melton |
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