Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for HOLME-HALE

HOLME-HALE, a village and a parish in Swaffham district, Norfolk. The village stands near the river Wissey, 5 miles SE by E of Swaffham r. station; and has a post office under Thetford. The parish comprises 2, 601 acres. Real property, £4, 974. Pop., 464. Houses, 109. The property is much subdivided. The manor belongs to Mr. Sparks. The Hall is occupied by Capt. Adlington. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £685. * Patron, the Rev. H. Milne. The church was begun in the time of Richard III., and finished in 1435; comprises nave, N aisle, and chancel, with a tower; and is in good condition. Six base groats of Henry VIII. were found in the churchyard in 1826. There are a chapel for Primitive Methodists, a national school, charities £90, and a poors' allotment.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a village and a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Holme Hale CP/AP       Swaffham RegD/PLU       Norfolk AncC
Place: Holme Hale

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