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.
CALKE, or Caulk, a parish in the district of Ashby-de-la-Zouch and county of Derby; on the SE verge of the county, 4 miles N of Ashby-de-la-Zouch r. station. Post Town, Ticknall, under Derby. Acres, 880. Real property, £987. Pop., 78. Houses, 14. An Augustinian priory was founded here, in 1160, by the Countess of Chester; a mansion on the site of the priory, and called Calke-Abbey, was erected, in the early part of last century, by Sir John Harpur; and this is now the seat of Sir J. H. Crewe, Bart. The living is a donative in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £34. Patron, Sir J. H. Crewe, Bart. The church was built in 1826; is a handsome Gothic edifice, with a square tower; and contains a fine monument to the Harpurs.
(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: | Calke CP/AP Derbyshire AncC |
| Place names: | CALKE | CALKE OR CAULK | CAULK |
| Place: | Calke |
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