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MARCLE (LITTLE), a parish in Ledbury district, Hereford; on an affluent of the river Leadon, adjacent to Gloucestershire, 3¼ miles SW of Ledbury r. station. It has a post office under Ledbury. Acres, 1,218. Real property, £1,753. Pop., 168. Houses, 29. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Earl Somers. The surface is boldly undulating. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £230. * Patron, the Bishop of Hereford. The church was rebuilt in 1869; and is in the decorated English style, with a bell-turret. Charities, £4.
(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: | Little Marcle AP/CP Ledbury RegD/PLU Herefordshire AncC |
Place names: | LITTLE MARCLE | MARCLE | MARCLE LITTLE |
Place: | Little Marcle |
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