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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.
Kimmeridge, par. and vil., Dorset, near bay of same name, 6½ miles S. of Wareham, 1570 ac., pop. 170; P.O.; produces a peculiar bituminous shale, of which small pieces of a circular form have been found and called Kimmeridge coal-money; they vary in size and are of great antiquity; Kimmeridge Valley is 4½ miles long.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Kimmeridge AP/CP Dorset AncC |
| Place: | Kimmeridge |
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