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WORMSLEY, a parish in Weobly district, Hereford; 2½ miles N by E of Bishop stone r. station, and 3 SE of Weobly. Post town, Weobly, Herefordshire. Acres, 1,233. Real property, £1,181. Pop., 121. Houses, 20. The manor belongs to Sir W. R. Boughton, Bart. An Augustinian priory was founded here by G. Talbot, in the time of King John. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Hereford. Value, not reported. Patron, Sir W. R. Boughton, Bart. The church is tolerable.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Wormsley CP/PA/AP Weobley RegD/PLU Herefordshire AncC |
Place: | Wormsley |
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