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.
COMPTON-ABBAS, a parish in Shaftesbury district, Dorset; 2¾ miles S by E of Shaftesbury, and 5¼ S of Semley r. station. It includes Twyford hamlet; and its post town is Shaftesbury, under Salisbury-Acres, 1, 516. Real property, with Fontmell-Magna, £4, 796. Pop., 456. Houses, 95. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged to Shaftesbury Abbey. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £267.* Patron, Sir R.Glyn, Bart. The church is old and tolerable.
(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 Abbas AP/CP Shaftesbury RegD/Inc/PLU Dorset AncC |
| Place: | Compton Abbas |
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