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BARNHAM-BROOM, a parish in Forehoe district, Norfolk; on the river Yare, 3 miles E of Hardingham r. station, and 5 NNW of Wymondham. It has a post office under Wymondham. Acres, 1,776. Real property, £3,748. Pop., 481. Houses, 110. The property is not much divided. The manor belongs to the Earl of Kimberley. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Bixton and the vicarage of Kimberley, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £604.* Patron, Earl of Kimberley. The church is a neat structure, with an embattled tower, and has a fine screen.
(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: | Barnham Broom AP/CP Forehoe RegD/PLU/Inc Norfolk AncC |
Place: | Barnham Broom |
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