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.
NYLAND, a quondam parish in Axbridge district, Somerset; 3¼ miles S E of Axbridge. It contains the tything of Batcombe; belongs to Glastonbury; is now extra-parochial; and has been assigned, for ecclesiastical purposes, to Draycot. Acres, 590. Real property, £2,094. Pop., 40. Houses, 6. An ancient church, called and redesey, stood on an acclivity; and was given, in 670, by Kenewalch, king of the West Saxons, to Glastonbury abbey.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a quondam parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Nyland Cum Batcombe CP/AP Axbridge RegD/PLU Somerset AncC |
| Place: | Nyland |
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