Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for HILBOROUGH

HILBOROUGH, a village and a parish in Swaffham district, Norfolk. The village stands on the river Wissey, 5½ miles S of Swaffham r. station; and has a post office under Brandon. The parish comprises 3, 101 acres. Real property, £2, 263. Pop., 365. Houses, 73. The property is divided among a few. Hilborough House belongs to J. R. Mills, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £390.* Patron, the Rev. Charles Hardy. The church is ancient but very good; has an embattled tower, with crocketted pinnacles; and contains a double piscina. Remains exist of St. Margaret's or the pilgrims' chapel, which was served for a time by Dean Colet, the founder of St. Paul's school in London. There are a parochial school, and some charities.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a village and a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Hilborough AP/CP       Swaffham RegD/PLU       Norfolk AncC
Place: Hilborough

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