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GARVESTONE, or Garston, a village and a parish in Mitford district, Norfolk. The village stands ¾ of a mile W of Thuxton r. station, and 5 SSE of East Dereham; and has a post office, of the name of Garvestone, under Attleborough. The parish comprises 802 acres. Real property, £2, 115. Pop., 383. Houses, 83. The property is much subdivided. The right of lord of the manor was decided, in the time of King Edward, by the tenants in single combat. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £230.* Patron, the Rev. F. E. J. Valpy. The church is ancient; has an embattled tower, and an old font; and is good. Charities, £43.
(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: | Garveston CP/AP Mitford and Launditch RegD/PLU Norfolk AncC |
Place names: | GARSTON | GARVESTONE | GARVESTONE OR GARSTON |
Place: | Garveston |
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