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.
TALATON, a parish, with a village, in Honiton district, Devon; on the London, Yeovil, and Exeter railway, between Ottery-Road and Whimple r. stations. Post town, Ottery-St. Mary, under Exeter. Acres, 2,365. Real property, £3,306. Pop., 437. Houses, 93. The manor, with Escott house , belongs to Sir J. Kenaway, Bart. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £518.* Patron, the Rev. L. P. Welland. The church was restored in 1860. Part of Escott chapelry is within the limits. There are a national school, and charities £18. Bishop Sprat, who died in 1713, was a native.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Talaton CP/AP Honiton RegD/PLU Devon AncC |
| Place: | Talaton |
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