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.
CADBURY, a parish in Tiverton district, Devon; on the Rumansleigh ridge way, 5½ miles W by N of Hele r. station, and 6½ EN E of Crediton. Post Town, Cheriton-Fitzpaine, under Crediton. Acres, 1,899. Real property, £2,399. Pop., 241. Houses, 46. The property is divided among three. The manor, with Fursdon House, belongs to E. Fursdon, Esq. Cadbury Castle is the remnant of an ancient earthwork; was the rendezvous of Fairfax's army on a day in 1645; and has yielded a quantity of antique ornaments. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £163.* Patron, Rev. F. J. Coleridge. The church is a substantial structure of the 15th century.
(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: | Cadbury CP/AP Devon AncC |
| Place: | Cadbury |
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