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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.
LANGLEY PRIORY, an extra-parochial tract in the district of Shardlow and county of Leicester; 3 miles SSW of Castle-Donington. Acres, 660. Pop., 11. House, 1. A Benedictine priory was founded here, in the time of Henry II., by William Pantulf; and given, at the dissolution, to the Greys. A mansion on its site, and called Langley Priory, is the seat of Charles Shakespear, Esq.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "an extra-parochial tract" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Langley Priory CP/ExP Shardlow RegD/PLU Leicestershire AncC |
| Place: | Langley Priory |
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