A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
FAKENHAM (Great), a parish in the district of Thetford and county of Suffolk; on the river Brandon, 5¾ miles SSE of Thetford r. station. It has a post office, of the name of Fakenham, under Bury-St. Edmunds. Acres, 2, 155. Real property, £1, 712. Pop., 196. Houses, 39. The manor belongs to the Duke of Grafton. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £280.* Patron, the Duke of Grafton. Bloomfield resided here, and describes the scenery in his " Farmer's Boy. "
(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: | Suffolk AncC |
| Place names: | FAKENHAM | FAKENHAM GREAT | GREAT FAKENHAM |
| Place: | Fakenham Magna |
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