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.
RINGSTEAD (Great), a village and a parish in Docking district, Norfolk. The village stands 1½ mile S E of Hunstanton r. station, and 5 N W of Docking; and has a post-office under Lynn. The parish extends to the coast, and comprises 2, 714 acres of land and 100 of water. Real property, £4, 559. Pop., 522. Houses, 115. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to H. S. Le Strange, Esq. The Downs, near the village, are a favourite resort of picnic parties. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, not reported. Patron, H. S. Le Strange, Esq. The church was restored and enlarged in 1865, at a cost of more than £2,000. There are a Wesleyan chapel and 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: | Ringstead CP/AP Docking RegD/PLU Norfolk AncC |
| Place names: | GREAT RINGSTEAD | RINGSTEAD | RINGSTEAD GREAT |
| Place: | Ringstead |
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