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.
MAPERTON, a parish in Wincanton district, Somerset; 3 miles WSW of Wincanton r. station, and 5 N of Milborne-Port. It contains the hamlet of Clapton; and its Post town is Wincanton, under Bath. Acres, 1,534. Real property, with Holton, £4,265; of which £188 are in quarries. Rated property of M. alone, £2,500. Pop., 207. Houses, 46. The property is divided among a few. The manor, with Maperton House, belongs to the Fitzgeralds. Good freestone is quarried, and bricks are made. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £438.* Patron, Wadham College, Oxford. The church is early English; and consists of nave and chancel, with porch and tower.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Maperton AP/CP Wincanton RegD/PLU Somerset AncC |
| Place: | Maperton |
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