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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.
CHIPPING, a township, a parish, and a sub-district in Clitheroe district, Lancashire. The township lies on a branch of the river Hodder, 3¾ miles NW of the Longridge railway, and 7 E by S of Garstang; and has a post office under Preston, and fairs on Easter Tuesday and 24 Aug. Acres, 5, 577. Real property, £5, 567. Pop., 1, 074. Houses, 229. The parish includes also the township of Thornley-with-Wheatley. Acres, 8, 756. Real property, £8, 217. Pop., 1, 483. Houses, 311. The property is much subdivided. The manor belonged, before the Conquest, to Richard de Chepin. The cotton manufacture is largely carried on; and limestone occurs. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Manchester. Value, £120. Patron, the bishop of Manchester. The church was reported in 1859 to need repair. There are chapels for Independents and Roman Catholics; and charities, £260.—The sub-district contains also parts of two other parishes. Acres, 22, 226. Pop., 3, 217. Houses, 590.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township, a parish, and a sub-district" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Chipping AP/Ch/CP Chipping SubD Clitheroe RegD/PLU Lancashire AncC |
| Place: | Chipping |
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