A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
BURGH CASTLE, a village and a parish in Mutford district, Suffolk. The village stands on the river Waveney, at the influx of the Yare, near Breydon water, 1¾ mile WNW of Belton r. station, and 4 SW by W of Yarmouth. It is ancient and romantic; and has a post office under Yarmouth. The parish comprises 1,496 acres. Real property, £3,119. Pop., 458. Houses, 78. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged to the kings of East Anglia; and part of it was given, in 630, by King Sigebert to the Irish monk Fursæus for the founding of a monastery. A Roman camp is here, occupying fully 5½ acres, and showing features of strong construction with fine red bricks; and has been identified by many antiquaries, with the Rom an Garianonum. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £400.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is ancient; was recently restored; has an embattled tower; includes fragments of Roman bricks; and is thought to have been built with materials from the Roman fort. There are a new national school, and charities £28.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Burgh Castle AP/CP Mutford and Lothingland RegD/PLU Suffolk AncC |
| Place: | Burgh Castle |
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