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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.
WORTHAM, a parish, with a scattered village, in Hartismere district, Suffolk; 3 miles WSW of Diss r. station. It has a post-office under Diss. Acres, 2,726. Real property, £5,300. Pop. in 1851, 1,086; in 1861, 961,-of whom 62 were in Hartismere children's workhouse. Houses, 179. The property is much subdivided. Ellismere house is the seat ofHarrison, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £860.* Patron, Kings College, Cambridge. The church is old. There are a national school, and charities £7.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a scattered village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Wortham AP/CP Hartismere RegD/PLU Suffolk AncC |
| Place: | Wortham |
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