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.
LANGLEY and SWINESHEAD, a hundred in the SW of Gloucester; cut into two divisions, lower and upper. The l. div. contains Rockhampton parish, two other parishes, and parts of two others. Acres, 10,176. Pop. in 1851,3,384. Houses, 702. The u. div. con- [TEXT MISSING] other. Acres, 14,149. Pop. in 1851,14,664. Houses, 3,078. Pop. of both in 1861,18,350. Houses, 3,922.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a hundred" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Gloucestershire AncC |
| Place: | Langley and Swineshead |
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