A vision of Britain through time
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
GISSING, a village and a parish in Depwade district, Norfolk. The village stands near the Eastern Union railway, 1½ mile N by E of Burston r. station, and 4½ NNE of Diss; and has a post office under Diss, and a fair on 25 July. The parish comprises 1, 981 acres. Real property, £3, 639; of which £250 are on the railway. Pop., 481. Houses, 107. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to the Rev. Sir W. R. Kemp, Bart. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, not reported. Patron, the Rev. Sir W. R. Kemp. The church is ancient but good; has a round tower; and contains monuments of the Kemps. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
(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: | Gissing AP/CP Depwade RegD/PLU Norfolk AncC |
| Place: | Gissing |
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