A vision of Britain through time
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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.
EXFORD, a village and a parish in Dulverton sub-district, Somerset. The village stands on the river Exe, 8¼ miles NW by N of Dulverton, and 15 W by S of Watchet r. station; and has a post office under Taunton. The parish comprises 5, 699 acres. Rated property, £2, 338. Pop., 546. Houses, 104. The property is much subdivided. Considerable tracts are diversified by deep vales and romantic hollows; and have many tumuli, here called castles. About one-half of the entire area is waste. Vestiges of ancient ironworks occur about 11 mile E of the church. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £280.* Patron, Peterhouse, Cambridge. The church has a lofty tower, and is good. There are a Wesleyan chapel, and charities £21.
(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: | Exford AP/CP Somerset AncC |
| Place: | Exford |
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