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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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HEMPNALL, a village and a parish in Depwade district, Norfolk. The village stands 3V miles NE by E of Long Stratton, and 4 ESE of Florden r. station; was formerly a market town; and has now a post office under Long Stratton, and fairs on Whit-Monday and 11 Dec. The parish comprises 3, 636 acres. Real property, £7, 806. Pop. in 1851, 1, 258; in 1861, 1, 094. Houses, 254. The property is much subdivided. Hurdles and hoops are largely made. An ancient burial ground, British and Anglo-Saxon, was discovered in 1854; and some urns were taken from it to the British museum. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £359. Patron, T. T. Mott, Esq. The church is ancient; has a square tower; and was recently repaired. There are a national school, and charities £48.
(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: | Hempnall CP/AP Depwade RegD/PLU Norfolk AncC |
| Place: | Hempnall |
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