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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.
HARLESTON, a small town, a chapelry, and a sub-district, in Depwade district, Norfolk. The town stands on the Waveney Valley railway, near the Waveney river and the boundary with Suffolk, 6½ miles SW of Bungay; was originally called Herolfston; is supposed to have derived its name from Herolf, a Danish chief who came over with Sweyn, and settled here; has a railway station, a head post-office,‡ three banking offices, a church, an Independent chapel, a Wesleyan chapel, and a national school; is a seat of petty sessions; and publishes a monthly newspaper. A weekly market is held on Wednesday; fairs are held on 5 July, 9 Sept., and 1 Dec; and some manufacture of textile fabrics is carried on. The chapelry includes the town, and is in Reddenhall parish, and annexed to Reddenhall rectory, in the diocese of Norwich. Pop., 1,302. Houses, 315.—The sub-district contains ten parishes. Acres, 1 7,447. Pop., 5,922. Houses, 1,326.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a small town, a chapelry, and a sub-district" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Harleston SubD Depwade RegD/PLU Norfolk AncC |
| Place names: | HARLESTON | HEROLFSTON |
| Place: | Harleston |
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