A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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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.
BUXTON, a village, a parish, and a subdistrict, in Aylsham district, Norfolk. The village stands on the river Bure, near the line of the projected railway from Norwich to Cromar, 4 miles SSE of Aylsham, and 8 N of Norwich; has a post office under Norwich; and was a seat of petty sessions. A Roman station is supposed to have been here, and Roman urns and other Roman relics have been found. The parish comprises 1,274 acres. Real property, £3,516. Pop., 640. Houses, 134. The property is subdivided. The living is a vicarage, united with the rectories of Oxnead and Skeyton, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £646.* Patron, Sir H. Stracey, Bart. The church is ancient, has a square tower, and was recently restored. There are a Baptist chapel, a Wesleyan chapel, and charities £168. The subdistrict contains twenty-three parishes. Acres, 28,024. Pop., 10,092. Houses, 2,271.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village, a parish, and a subdistrict" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Buxton CP/AP Buxton SubD Aylsham RegD/PLU Norfolk AncC |
| Place: | Buxton |
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