Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Brandon

Brandon.-- par. and market town with ry. sta., partly in Norfolk but chiefly in Suffolk, on river Little Ouse, 7¼ miles NW. of Thetford and 86 miles NE. of London by rail, 6918 ac., pop. 2309; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Thursday. The seat of Brandon Park is in Suffolk.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

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Feature Description: "parish and market town with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Brandon AP/CP       Norfolk AncC       Suffolk AncC
Place: Brandon

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