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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.
SOPLEY, a parish, with S. village, and Avon, Ripley, and Shirley tythings, in Christchurch district, Hants; on the river Avon, 2½ miles N of Christchurch r. station. Post town, Ringwood. Acres, 4,400. Real property, £5,272; of which £26 are in fisheries. Pop., 908. Houses, 203. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £230.* Patron, H. Compton, Esq. The church is cruciform, and mostly early English. There are an Independent chapel, and charities £12.
(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: | Sopley CP/AP |
| Place: | Sopley |
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