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BRANDESTONE, or Brandistone, a parish in St. Faith district, Norfolk; 3 miles SE of Reepham, 6 W of the projected railway from Norwich to Cromer, and 11 NW by N of Norwich. Post Town, Booton, under Norwich. Acres, 764. Real property, £1,466. Pop., 181. Houses, 35. The property is divided among five. Brandeston Hall belonged formerly to the Atthills. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £180.* Patron, Magdalene College, Oxford. The church is good; and there are a national school, and charities £23.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Brandiston CP/AP Norfolk AncC |
Place names: | BRANDESTONE | BRANDESTONE OR BRANDISTONE | BRANDISTONE |
Place: | Brandiston |
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