A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
BLASTON, two parishes-B.-St. Giles and B.-St. Michael in the district of Uppingham and county of Leicester; 3 miles N of Medbourne Bridge r. station, and 5½ W by S of Uppingham. Post Town, Hallaton, under Uppingham. Acres, 1,267. Real property, £2,404. Pop. of B.-St. Giles, 25. Houses, 6. Pop. of B.-St. Michael, 68. Houses, 15. The property is subdivided. B.-St. Giles is a donative rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £213. Patron, the Rev. G. O. Fenwicke. The church is good. B.-St. Michael is a p. curacy, annexed to the rectory of Hallaton. Charities, £10.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "two parishes" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Blaston CP/AP/Ch Leicestershire AncC |
| Place: | Blaston |
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