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.
FORNCETT-ST. MARY, a village and a parish in Depwade district, Norfolk. The village stands near Forncett r. station, 2½ miles WNW of Long Stratton; was the head of the honour of Norfolk, and the seat of the Bigods' "knighten" court; and has a post office, of the name of Forncett, under Long Stratton, and a fair on the first Thursday of Sept., o. s. The parish comprises 728 acres. Real property, £1, 838. Pop., 299. Houses, 71. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £525.* Patron, the Earl of Effingham. The church is tolerable; and there is a Primitive Methodist chapel. An endowed school has £70.
(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: | Forncett St Mary AP/CP Depwade RegD/PLU Norfolk AncC |
| Place: | Forncett St Mary |
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