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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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WINTERTON, a parish, with a village, in Flegg district, Norfolk; on the coast, 8 miles N by W of Yarmouth r. station. It had once a market and a fair; and it gives the title of Earl to the family of Turnour. Post town, Yarmouth. Acres, 1,515; of which 220 are water. Real property, £1,648. Pop., 682. Houses, 156. The manor belongs to the Earl of Winterton. Hill house is the seat of W. B. Hume, Esq. W. light house stands on elevated ground; was erected in 1867; and shows a fixed light, visible at the distance of 14 miles. There are a considerable fishery, and a coastguard station. The living is a rectory, united with East Somerton, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £540.* Patron, the Rev. W. Green. The church is old but good; and has an embattled tower, 120 feet high. There is a national school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Winterton on Sea AP/CP East and West Flegg RegD/PLU/Inc Norfolk AncC |
| Place: | Winterton |
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