A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Woodbury.-- par. and vil., Devon - par. (containing part of Woodbury Salterton), 7804 ac. (500 water), pop. 1787; vil., 2 miles NE. of Woodbury Road sta. and 5 miles N. of Exmouth; P.O., T.O. There are many fine residences in the par. On Woodbury Common is a large encampment used successively by the ancient Britons, Romans, Saxons, and Danes; a strong force was posted here in 1804 to resist the threatened French invasion.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Woodbury CP/AP Devon AncC |
| Place: | Woodbury |
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