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.
CORSTON, a parish in Keynsham district, Somerset: on the Great Western railway, adjacent to the river Avon, about a mile SW of Saltford r. station, and 3¾ W of Bath. Post town, Twerton, under Bath. Acres, 1, 190. Real property, £2, 730. Pop., 472. Houses, 103. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Bath-and Wells. Value, £150.* Patron, the Bishop of Bath and Wells. The church is early English; consists of nave and chancel, with a tower; and is in good condition. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists, and charities £15.
(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: | Corston AP/CP Keynsham RegD/PLU Somerset AncC |
| Place: | Corston |
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