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.
HILLFARRANCE, a parish in Wellington district, Somerset; on a branch of the river Tone, and on the Bristol and Exeter railway, 3 ½ miles NE of Wellington. Post town, Taunton. Acres, 920. Real property, £2, 624. Pop., 582. Houses, 126. The property is much subdivided. The manor belonged to William de Vernay, of the 14th century; and belongs now to several proprietors. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £153. * Patron, Trinity College, Oxford. The church consists of nave, chancel, and S chapel, with porch and tower; and is good.
(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: | Hillfarrance AP/CP Wellington RegD/PLU Somerset AncC |
| Place: | Hillfarrance |
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