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Other changes were taking place in
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Colkirk House was built in 1837.
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Colkirk Hall was built towards the end of the reign of
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Raven â Farmers; Mr John
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named himself after the village "Richard of
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and private chapel and was situated near Long's Lane off
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1357:South Acre
1352:Snetterton
1242:Narborough
1222:Mattishall
1152:Holme Hale
1132:Hilborough
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982:Brettenham
937:Bawdeswell
804:References
796:COMMERCIAL
746:is mixed;
655:Blacksmith
651:Undertaker
328:52°48âē04âģN
92:588 (
89:Population
1500:Broadland
1382:Stanfield
1312:Rocklands
1302:Quidenham
1297:Oxborough
1167:Kempstone
1137:Hockering
1027:Cranworth
1002:Carbrooke
977:Bradenham
957:Besthorpe
911:Breckland
724:Timperley
647:Carpenter
598:Timperley
594:Timperley
590:Timperley
525:Newmarket
390:dwellings
378:Pattesley
331:0°50âē32âģE
273:Ambulance
223:Post town
153:Breckland
1495:See also
1462:Wendling
1417:Thompson
1412:Thetford
1402:Swaffham
1397:Sturston
1387:Stanford
1347:Shropham
1342:Shipdham
1337:Scoulton
1332:Scarning
1292:Ovington
1237:Mundford
1162:Ickburgh
1067:Fransham
1022:Cranwich
987:Bridgham
828:2 August
688:Toftrees
676:Fakenham
604:against
483:dovecote
452:origin.
450:medieval
414:rounders
362:Fakenham
227:Fakenham
145:District
120:TF917264
1477:Wretham
1432:Twyford
1372:Sparham
1322:Rougham
1247:Narford
1232:Mileham
1212:Lynford
1207:Longham
1187:Litcham
1142:Hockham
1127:Harling
1112:Griston
1082:Gateley
1057:Foulden
1042:Dereham
1032:Croxton
1017:Colkirk
997:Bylaugh
992:Brisley
967:Bintree
952:Beetley
760:turnips
748:subsoil
728:rectory
718:with 5
708:chancel
692:Norwich
498:knights
494:Norwich
487:Dereham
435:History
410:cricket
398:Camping
366:Norfolk
358:Colkirk
317:Norfolk
312:England
288:Website
266:Norfolk
254:Norfolk
205:England
199:Country
171:Norfolk
136:Colkirk
103:Density
101:âĒ
71:Norfolk
63:Colkirk
27:Colkirk
1482:Yaxham
1437:Watton
1252:Necton
1227:Merton
1182:Lexham
1062:Foxley
1052:Elsing
1007:Caston
932:Banham
922:Ashill
764:barley
732:Oxwick
700:Gothic
633:Rector
618:hedges
581:wattle
537:Oxwick
502:knight
476:moated
469:estate
461:bishop
445:Danish
425:Oxwick
374:Oxwick
249:Police
181:Region
1117:Guist
756:crops
720:bells
716:tower
704:flint
640:Co-op
577:flint
569:reign
457:manor
1217:Lyng
830:2016
762:and
752:clay
744:soil
712:nave
649:and
543:and
506:moat
427:and
380:and
261:Fire
238:NR21
189:East
81:Area
909:of
738:is
571:of
531:by
527:to
443:or
406:Pub
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750:,
710:,
471:.
431:.
412:,
376:,
307:UK
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892:t
885:v
832:.
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