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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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PENSNETT, a hamlet and a chapelry in Kingswinford parish, Stafford. The hamlet lies adjacent to Worcestershire, near Brierley Hill r. station, and 2 miles S W of Dudley; and has a post-office‡ under Dudley. The chapelry was constituted in 1844. Pop. in 1861, 5, 639. Houses, 1,065. The inhabitants are employed in themining of coal, the smelting of iron ore, and the manufacture of hardware and glass. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £250.* Patron, the Earl of Dudley. The church is modern.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a hamlet and a chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Kingswinford CP/AP Staffordshire AncC |
| Place: | Pensnett |
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