A vision of Britain through time
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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.
STOW-BARDOLPH, a village and a parish in Downham district, Norfolk. The village stands 1½ mile ESE of Stow r. station, and 2 NNE of Downham-Market; and has a post-office under Downham, and a cattle fair on Whit-Saturday. The parish includes Stowbridge, on the river Ouse; and comprises 6,127 acres. Real property, £10,420. Pop., 1,090. Houses, 232. The property is.subdivided. The manor, with S. Hall, belongs to Sir T. Hare, Bart. The living is a vicarage, united with Wimbotsham, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £400.* Patron, Sir T. Hare, Bart. The church is good, and includes the mortuary chapel of the Hares. There are chapels for Baptists and Primitive Methodists, alms houses, with £80 a year, and other charities £89.
(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: | Stow Bardolph AP/CP Downham RegD/PLU Norfolk AncC |
| Place: | Stow Bardolph |
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