A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
TORTWORTH, a parish in Thornbury district, Gloucester; 2 miles NNW of Charfield r. station, and 3½ W of Wotton-under-Edge. It has a post-office under Wotton-under-Edge. Acres, 1,551. Real property, £3,037. Pop., 235. Houses, 38. The manor, with T. Court, belongs to Earl Ducie. A Roman camp is in the park; and Roman relics have been found. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £428.* Patron, Earl Ducie The church was repaired and decorated in 1852. There are a British school, and charities £16.
(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: | Tortworth CP/AP Thornbury RegD/PLU Gloucestershire AncC |
| Place: | Tortworth |
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