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.
MELBURY-BUBB, a parish in Dorchester district, Dorset; under Bubb-Down, 1¾ mile N by E of Eversholt r. station, and 5¼ NW of Cerne-Abbas. It contains the tything of Woolcombe; and its Post town is Sherborne. Acres, 1,227. Rated property, £1,399. Pop., 136. Houses, 28. The property is divided between two. Bubb-Down is a conspicuous landmark; was formerly a beacon-station; and commands a very extensive and beautiful view. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £222.* Patron, the Earl of Inchester. The church was rebuilt in 1854, and retains the tower of a previous edifice. There was formerly a chapel at Woolcombe.
(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: | Melbury Bubb CP/AP Dorset AncC |
| Place: | Melbury Bubb |
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