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.
NEWTON-ST. LOE, a village and a parish in Keynsham district, Somerset. The village stands near a bridge over the river Avon, and near the Great Western rail.way, 2 miles W N W of Twerton r. station, and 3½ W of Bath; is a beautiful place; and has a post-office under Bristol. The parish comprises 1, 578 acres. Real property, £3, 985. Pop., 401. Houses, 85. The manor, Newton Park, and most of the land, belong to W. G. Langton, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £426.* Patron, W. G. Langton, Esq. The church is later English; was restored and enlarged in 1857; consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with two porches and a tower; has all its windows of stained glass; and contains some handsome tablets to the Langton family. The churchyard contains a recent handsome monument to Capt. E. G. Langton. There are an endowed school with £72 a year, and charities £84.
(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: | Newton St Loe AP/CP Keynsham RegD/PLU Somerset AncC |
| Place: | Newton St Loe |
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