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.
MORSTON, a parish in Walsingham district, Norfolk; on the coast, 6 miles E of Wells r. station. Post town, Blakeney, under Thetford. Acres, 3,825; of which 1,715 are water. Real property, £1,450. Pop., 153. Houses, 38. The property is divided among a few. The manor and much of the land belong to the Marquis of Townshend. The water area is chiefly low marsh, overflowed by spring tides, and intersected by Blakeney harbour. There is a coast guard station. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of Stiffkey, in the diocese of Norwich. The church has a tower, and was recently in disrepair. Charities £4.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Morston AP/CP Walsingham RegD/PLU Norfolk AncC |
| Place: | Morston |
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