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GRISTON, a parish in Wayland district, Norfolk; 2 miles SE by E of Watton, and 7½ NNW of Harling Road r. station. Post town, Watton, under Thetford. Acres, 1, 360. Real property, £1, 345. Pop., 257. house, 52. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £159.* Patron, the Bishop of Ely. The church is ancient; was recently restored; and has a fine tower. There is a fuel allotment, worth £106 a year.
(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: | Griston AP/CP Wayland RegD/PLU Norfolk AncC |
Place: | Griston |
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