Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for MORNING-THORPE

MORNING-THORPE, a parish in Depwade district, Norfolk; 3 miles E of Forncett r. station, and 7¾ WNW of Bun gay. Post town, Long Stratton. Acres, 1,001. Real property, £2,049. Pop., 140. Houses, 32. The property is not much divided. The manor of MorningThorpe belongs to E. Howes, Esq.; and that of Boyland, with Boyland Hall, belongs to F. W. Irby, Esq. B. Hall is a fine Tudor mansion of 1551, and stands in a large and well-wooded park, with an alcove containing, over its entrance-porch, a bust of queen Elizabeth, brought from Tilbury House. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Valne, £300. * Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church consists of nave and chancel, with a round tower; and has a fine memorial window to the late Admiral Irby. Charities, £33.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Morning Thorpe CP/AP       Depwade RegD/PLU       Norfolk AncC
Place: Morning Thorpe

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