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.
RYBURGH (Great), a village and a parish in Walsingham district, Norfolk. The village stands on the river Wensum, adjacent to the Wymondham and Wells railway, 2¾ miles S E of Fakenham; and has a station on the railway, and a post-office under Fakenham. The parish comprises 1, 170 acres. Real property, £3, 276. Pop., 556. Houses, 118. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to M. Boycott, Esq. The living is a rectory, united with Little Ryburgh, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £600.* Patron, M. Tatham, Esq. The church is cruciform; was restored in 1860, at a cost of more than £1,000; and has a fine stained-glass E window, put up in 1863. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists, a national school, and charities £20.
(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: | Great Ryburgh AP/CP Walsingham RegD/PLU Norfolk AncC |
| Place names: | GREAT RYBURGH | RYBURGH | RYBURGH GREAT |
| Place: | Great Ryburgh |
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