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.
DONYLAND (East), a parish in Lexden district, Essex; on the river Colne, at the influx of the river Roman, adjacent to the Wivenhoe railway, 3½ miles SSE of Colchester. It has a post office under Colchester. Acres, 1, 067. Real property, £2, 845. Pop., 1, 052. Houses, 258. The property is much subdivided. Donyland Heath is a meet for the Essex and Suffolk hounds. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £209.* Patron, P. Havens, Esq. The church was built in 1838; a national school in 1863. Charities, £10.
(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: | East Donyland AP/CP Lexden and Winstree RegD/PLU Essex AncC |
| Place names: | DONYLAND | DONYLAND EAST | EAST DONYLAND |
| Place: | East Donyland |
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