DESCRIPTION OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NORWICH. [57]
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DESCRIPTION OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NORWICH. [57]
The city of Norwich, according to Sir Henry Spelman, lies in 52 deg. 45 min. north latitude; and in 1 deg. 19 min. of longitude east of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich.
The liberties of the city and county, as confirmed by Mary I. in her 3d year, anno 1556, comprehends a circuit of about fourteen miles, and contains about six thousand six hundred and thirty acres.
From the Guild-hall in the Market-place, M. F.
To Mile-cross, on the north, is 1 6
To Thorpe, east 1 4
To Harford-bridges, south 2 2
To Earlham bounds, west 2 4
The city itself is beautifully situated on the banks of the river Wensom, by some called Bariden, or Winsber, and towards the center of the county of Norfolk. It is 108 miles from London by Newmarket, 112 by Bury St. Edmund’s, and 113 by Ipswich and Colchester.
The city is divided into twelve wards, viz.
Berstreet Coslany St. Stephen
Colegate Fyebridge Wymer, East
Conisford, North Mancroft Wymer, Middle
Conisford, South St. Giles Wymer, West
Each of whom elect two aldermen.