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.
BARRINGTON, a parish in Langport district, Somerset; 3½ miles NE of Ilminster, and 5 SW of Langport r. station. It includes the hamlet of Barrington Hill, and part of the hamlet of Westport; and its Post Town is Ilminster. Acres, 1,656. Real property, £3,857. Pop., 501. Houses, 104. The property is much subdivided. Barrington Court was a seat of the Phelipses and the Strodes, visited in the time of the latter by the Duke of Monmouth. The living is a vicarage in the dio. of Bath and Wells. Value, £84. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Bristol. The church is ancient. There are a Wesleyan chapel and an endowed school.
(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: | Barrington CP/AP Langport RegD/PLU Somerset AncC |
| Place: | Barrington |
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