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BANHAM, a parish and a subdistrict, in the district of Guiltcross, Norfolk. The parish lies 2½ miles SW of New Buckenham, and 4 E of Eccles Road r. station; and has a post office under Attleborough. Acres, 3,963. Real property, £8,131. Pop., 1,163. Houses, 253. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £1,000.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is good; and there are two Methodist chapels, a national school, and charities, £136.-The subdistrict contains eight parishes. Acres, 18,681. Pop., 5,516. Houses, 1,243.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parish and a subdistrict" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Banham CP/AP Banham SubD Norfolk AncC |
Place: | Banham |
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