Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for THARSTON

THARSTON, a parish, with a village, in Depwade district, Norfolk; 1 mile NE of Forncett r. station, and 9½ S by W of Norwich. Post town, Long Stratton. Acres, 1,582. Real property, £3,568. Pop., 351. Houses, 82. The property is subdivided. T. Hall is the seat of J. Harvey, Esq. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £120.* Patron, the Bishop of N. There are a national school and charities £30.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish, with a village"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Tharston AP/CP       Depwade RegD/PLU       Norfolk AncC
Place: Tharston

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