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967:Briningham
528:hammerbeam
463:Government
340:52°43′03″N
97:Population
1565:Breckland
1550:Broadland
1492:Weybourne
1437:Thursford
1312:Salthouse
1277:Plumstead
1247:Mundesley
1112:Hempstead
1092:Gunthorpe
1077:Gimingham
1047:Erpingham
1042:Edgefield
1002:Calthorpe
982:Brumstead
922:Aylmerton
912:Antingham
807:22 August
589:Coot Club
459:in 1999.
390:A149 road
343:1°34′28″E
277:Ambulance
227:Post town
1535:See also
1522:Worstead
1497:Wickmere
1487:Westwick
1452:Tunstead
1432:Thurning
1422:Thornage
1397:Swafield
1382:Suffield
1372:Stiffkey
1367:Stibbard
1297:Roughton
1232:Matlaske
1177:Ingworth
1122:Hickling
1097:Hanworth
1057:Felbrigg
1052:Fakenham
992:Catfield
957:Blakeney
689:Archived
669:13 March
548:Folklore
473:district
149:District
124:TG415193
1512:Wiveton
1502:Wighton
1462:Walcott
1387:Sustead
1362:Stalham
1342:Skeyton
1317:Scottow
1307:Ryburgh
1292:Raynham
1242:Morston
1202:Langham
1197:Knapton
1187:Kelling
1167:Hoveton
1157:Horning
1142:Holkham
1117:Hempton
1087:Gresham
977:Briston
972:Brinton
937:Barsham
457:Stalham
440:pottery
431:History
388:on the
386:Norwich
382:Norfolk
376:on the
329:Norfolk
324:England
270:Norfolk
258:Norfolk
209:England
203:Country
175:Norfolk
107:Density
105:•
79:Norfolk
1507:Witton
1472:Warham
1447:Trunch
1392:Sutton
1347:Sloley
1302:Runton
1272:Paston
1227:Ludham
1172:Ingham
1162:Horsey
1152:Honing
1027:Dunton
1022:Dilham
1017:Cromer
962:Bodham
952:Binham
932:Bacton
743:
644:
421:Cromer
253:Police
185:Region
1377:Stody
1007:Colby
603:Notes
1147:Holt
809:2014
741:ISBN
671:2019
642:ISBN
624:2015
592:and
415:, a
265:Fire
242:NR29
193:East
89:Area
889:of
475:of
423:to
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701:^
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319:UK
879:e
872:t
865:v
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