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.
Purton, par., township, and vil. with ry. sta., Wilts - par., 7949 ac., pop. 2288; township, 6465 ac., pop. 2240; vil., 4½ m. NW. of Swindon Junction; P.O., T.O.; near the vil. Are Purton Court, Purton Hill, and Purton House, seats.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish, township, and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Purton AP/CP Wiltshire AncC |
| Place: | Purton |
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