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.
Laycock, par. and vil., Wilts, on river Avon, 3 miles SW. of Chippenham, 3639 ac., pop. 1171; P.O., T.O. The seat called Laycock Abbey was the residence of W. H. Fox Talbot (1800-1877), inventor of the "Talbo-type;" the abbey was founded as an Augustinian nunnery in 1232, and still retains many of its monastic features.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Lacock CP/AP Wiltshire AncC |
| Place: | Lacock |
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