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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.
HOLDGATE, a township and a parish in Ludlow district, Salop. The township lies on the river Corve, 7 miles ESE of Church-Stretton r. station, and 11 NNE of Ludlow. Pop., 46. Houses, 10. The parish contains also the townships of Bowldon and Brookhampton; and its post town is Stanton-Long, under Wellington, Salop. Acres, 1,896. Real property, £1, 736. Pop., 196. Houses, 39. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to the Rev. Henry Thursby. An ancient castle of the Dukes of Norfolk formerly stood here. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £276. Patron, the Bishop of Hereford. The church has a tower, and is good.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Holdgate AP/CP Ludlow RegD/PLU Shropshire AncC |
| Place: | Holdgate |
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