A vision of Britain through time
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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.
WALTON-IN-GORDANO, a parish in Bedminster district, Somerset; on the coast, 1¾ mile NE of Clevedon r. station. It has a post-office under Clevedon. Acres, 1,315. Real property, £1,513. Pop., 191. Houses, 43. The manor belongs to Sir W. Miles, Bart. W. Castle belonged to the Mortimers; passed to the Seymours, the Thynnes, and others; and is now an extensive ruin. The living is a rectory, united with Weston-in-Gordano, in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £360.* Patron, Sir W. Miles, Bart. The church is modern. There is a national 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: | Walton in Gordano AP/CP Long Ashton RegD/PLU Somerset AncC |
| Place: | Walton in Gordano |
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