A vision of Britain through time
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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.
COMPTON-PAUNCEFOOT, a parish in Wincanton district, Somerset; 2 miles E by N of Sparkford r. station, and 5 WSW of Wincanton. Post town, North Cadbury, under Bath. Acres, 672. Real property, £2, 839. Pop., 253. Houses, 44. The property is divided among a few. Compton Castle is the seat of B. H. Hunt, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £140.* Patron, B. H. Hunt, Esq. The church is later English, with tower and spire, and is very good.
(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: | Compton Pauncefoot CP/AP Wincanton RegD/PLU Somerset AncC |
| Place: | Compton Pauncefoot |
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