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Place name County Entry Source Great Wakering Essex Great Wakering , on SE. coast of Essex, 5 miles NE. of Southend; P.O., T.O. See WAKERING, GREAT. Bartholomew NORWICH Norfolk
SuffolkNORWICH , a city and a district in Norfolk, and a diocese in Norfolk and Suffolk. The city stands on the Imperial Potton, Great Essex Potton, Great , island, Essex, forming part of Great Wakering par., and separated from the mainland by a narrow strait. Bartholomew POTTON (Great and Little) Essex Great and Little) , two islands in respectively Great Wakering and Little Wakering parishes, Essex; divided from each other, and from Imperial Potton, Little Essex Potton, Little , island, Essex, forming part of Little Wakering par., and separated from Great Potton by a narrow strait. Bartholomew ROCHFORD Essex Great Wakering, containing the parishes of Great Wakering, Little Wakering, North Shoebury, South Shoebury, Barling, and Foulness, and the extra Imperial Stirling Stirlingshire great care by the Revd. Mr Alexr. Bryce; ' a set of old standard weights, running from ¼ lb. to 28 lbs., and a new set, dated 1707, running from 1 / 8 oz. to 28 lbs. The Guildry is said to date from the time of Alexander II. in 1226, who gave to the burgesses of the town ` ane mercat day, to witt the Saturday of everie week,' and ` lykwayis that they shall have their gildrie of merchds. excepting out of the same cloathe wakers Groome Wakering, Great Essex Wakering, Great , par. and vil., Essex, in SE. of co.- par. (including Great Potton island), 2775 ac. and 3141 tidal Bartholomew WAKERING (Great) Essex WAKERING (Great) , a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in Rochford district, Essex. The village stands near the coast Imperial Wakering, Little Essex Wakering, Little , par., Essex, in SE. of co., ad jacent to Great Wakering, and containing 4 islands, 2410 ac. and 2496 tidal Bartholomew WAKERING (Little) Essex WAKERING (Little) , a parish, with four islands, in Rochford district, Essex; 4 miles ENE of Southend r. station. Post town, Great Imperial WALLISEA Essex chiefly of fertile marsh; and it is divided among the parishes of Canewdon, Eastwood, Paglesham, Great Stambridge, and Little Wakering. Imperial Wallisea Island Essex with the mainland by a causeway; it is divided among the parishes of Canewdon, Eastwood, Paglesham, Great Stambridge, and Little Wakering. Bartholomew
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