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.
RIMPTON, a parish in the district of Sherborne and county of Somerset; 1 mile E S E of Marston r. station, and 3½ N N W of Sherborne. Post-town, Sherborne. Acres, 999. Real property, £2, 508. Pop., 282. Houses, 62. The manor belongs to J. H. Kinglake and A. W. Kinglake, Esqs. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £272.* Patron, the Bishop of Winchester. The church is ancient. There are a parochial school and charities £4.
(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: | Rimpton AP/CP Somerset AncC |
| Place: | Rimpton |
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