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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.
DOWDESWELL, a parish in Northleach district, Gloucester; under the Cotswolds, 4 miles SE by E of Cheltenham r. station. It includes the village of Andoversford, which has a post office under Cheltenham. Acres, 2, 246. Real property, £3, 728. Pop., 350. Houses, 59. The property is divided among a few. Dowdeswell House is the seat of R. R.Rogers, Esq. A skirmish occurred here in the wars of Charles I.; and some earth-works exist. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £402.* Patron, R. R.Rogers, Esq. The church is of the 16th century, cruciform, and good; has a tower and spire; and contains a brass of 1500.
(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: | Dowdeswell AP/CP Northleach RegD/PLU Gloucestershire AncC |
| Place: | Dowdeswell |
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