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.
KINGSDON, a village and a parish in Langford district, Somerset. The village stands near the river Cary and the Fosse way, 2¼ miles N of Ilchester, and 6 W of Sparkford r. station; and has a post office under Taunton. The parish comprises 2, 064 acres. Real property, £3, 190. Pop., 472. Houses, 105. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to A. Moody, Esq. Kingsdon Hill commands a fine view. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £432.* Patron, University College, Oxford. The church is early and decorated English, in good condition; comprises nave, aisle, transept, and chancel, with porch and tower; and contains a piscina, and an effigies of a Knight Templar.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Kingsdon AP/CP Somerset AncC |
| Place: | Kingsdon |
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