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.
SOUTHCHURCH, a village and a parish in Rochford, district, Essex. The village stands near the Thames' mouth, 1½ mile E of Southend r. station; and has a post-office under Southend. The parish includes part of Canvey Island; and comprises 1,180 acres of land, and 3,285 of water. Real property, £9,085; of which £50 are in fisheries. Pop., 494. Houses, 91. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £800.* Patron, the Archbishop of Canterbury. The church is old but good. There is a national school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Southchurch AP/CP Essex AncC |
| Place: | Southchurch |
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