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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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Wickwar, small market town and par., with ry. sta., Gloucestershire, 4 miles N. of Chipping Sodbury and 14½ miles NE. of Bristol, 2328 ac., pop. 917; P.O., T.O. Market-day, Monday. Wickwar is an ancient incorporation. Brewing and malting are largely carried on. The town has an endowed school, and a mechanics institute and reading-room.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "small market town and parish" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Wickwar CP/AP Gloucestershire AncC |
| Place: | Wickwar |
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