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509:, the Lord of the Manor, was accused of appropriating most of the common land for himself, by enclosing it, and of evicting tenants from their homes before demolishing them. In 1602 Mr Bramwell, the parson, had removed the lead from the roof of the chancel of the church without authority, causing it to become ruined, but services were still held in the rest of the building until the late 1700s, by which time it was decrepit. It was demolished soon after 1816, so there are now no remains above ground, and the site is a scheduled monument. The remains of the parish church of Bawsey, dedicated to St Michael, are also within the parish, further to the west. This is a
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474:, both these settlements are described as a shrunken village. During the medieval period the village of Leziate was much larger, but the village had shrunk sufficiently by the late 15th century for the parish of Leziate to be united with Ashwicken. The name Leziate comes from the
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1470:Wimbotsham
1455:West Winch
1420:Watlington
1390:Tottenhill
1355:Syderstone
1315:Snettisham
1300:Shernborne
1190:Hunstanton
1170:Hillington
1105:East Winch
1075:Dersingham
1015:Brancaster
617:References
598:James Wild
577:Governance
460:East Winch
354:52°44′21″N
90:Population
1523:Breckland
1508:Broadland
1435:West Acre
1385:Titchwell
1350:Stradsett
1305:Shouldham
1295:Sedgeford
1270:Ringstead
1245:Northwold
1225:Middleton
706:"Leziate"
671:28 August
567:Doncaster
547:2 ft
539:Middleton
472:Ashwicken
444:Ashwicken
432:Cambridge
416:Mundesley
357:0°28′48″E
291:Ambulance
231:Post town
1493:See also
1475:Wormegay
1415:Walsoken
1370:Thornham
1325:Southery
1230:Nordelph
1220:Methwold
1185:Houghton
1150:Grimston
1115:Feltwell
1050:Choseley
1010:Boughton
926:Archived
894:Archived
858:Archived
563:Barnsley
478:meaning
456:Grimston
424:Fen Line
422:for the
153:District
1480:Wretton
1430:Wereham
1400:Walpole
1335:Stanhoe
1265:Pentney
1260:Outwell
1200:Leziate
1160:Heacham
1155:Harpley
1130:Fordham
1120:Fincham
1080:Docking
1060:Congham
1005:Bircham
995:Barwick
530:Dereham
450:History
396:Norwich
392:Norfolk
384:Leziate
343:Norfolk
338:England
284:Norfolk
272:Norfolk
213:England
207:Country
179:Norfolk
144:Leziate
125:•
100:Density
98:•
72:Norfolk
64:Leziate
24:Leziate
1425:Welney
1395:Upwell
1285:Ryston
1275:Roydon
1210:Marham
1165:Hilgay
1140:Gayton
1110:Emneth
1070:Denver
1000:Bawsey
909:
864:3 June
814:2 June
777:2 June
746:2 June
715:2 June
692:
652:
636:
534:report
468:Gayton
464:Bawsey
404:London
267:Police
189:Region
127:London
117:TF6719
1135:Fring
980:Anmer
611:sheep
571:Goole
408:B1145
257:01553
907:ISBN
866:2020
816:2020
779:2020
748:2020
717:2020
690:ISBN
673:2015
650:ISBN
634:ISBN
569:and
528:and
430:and
414:and
279:Fire
246:PE32
197:East
82:Area
35:The
967:of
490:or
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