A vision of Britain through time
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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.
LANGHAM, a village and a parish in Walsingham district, Norfolk. The village stands 2½ miles from the coast, 5 WNW of Holt, and 7 N E of Walsingham r. station; and has a post-office under Thetford. The parish comprises two ancient parishes, L.-Magna, and L.-Parva; and is sometimes called Bishop-Langham. Acres, 1,950. Real property, £2,901. Pop, 399. Houses. 87. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to W. Rippingall, Esq. A fine modern mansion, in the Tudor style, is near a wildfowl decoy formed by Capt. Marryatt. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £146.* Patron, the Bishop of Norwich. The church has a lofty tower, and is good. There is a national school.
(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: | Langham CP/AP Walsingham RegD/PLU Norfolk AncC |
| Place: | Langham |
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