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Great Snoring (archaic English: Snoring Magna) is a rural village in North Norfolk by the River Stiffkey, in the east of England. It is situated approximately north-west from the city and county town of Norwich, and north from the larger village of Little Snoring. At the centre of the village are the listed buildings of St Mary's Church and the Old Rectory. The village main street comprises houses of brick and flint. The nearest inn and shop is in Little Snoring.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=NorfolkCoast.co.uk )〕 Village population in the 2001 Census was 168, reducing to 143 at the 2011 Census.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Parish population 2011 )〕 ==History== The 1086 ''Domesday Book'' calls the village by the Saxon name ''Snaringa''/''Snarringes'', named after an inhabitant called Snear.〔 The book includes mention of a water mill, which now features on the village sign. In 1611 Sir Ralph Shelton, lord of the manor, sold Great Snoring to Lord Chief Justice Richardson. Sir Ralph is reported to have said "I can sleep without Snoring".〔 John Pearson (1612–86), the English divine and scholar, was born in Great Snoring on 28 February 1612. Francis White's 1854 ''History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk'' describes the village as having as 99 houses, with a total population of 656, and with John Dugmore, Esq as lord of the manor. The church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is described as having a "fine tower" (formerly a spire), containing curious old brasses of the Skelton family. White notes the rectory house, built by the Skelton family, as a "fine specimen of ornamental brick work", valued at £24 and occupied by Rev D.H. Lee Warner. The Walsingham Union House, a workhouse, contained 164 staff and occupants.〔 pages 714-15 viewed at () on 15 April 2006〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Great Snoring」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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