A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
CLEEVE-PRIOR, a parish in Evesham district, Worcester; on the river Avon, at the boundary with Warwick and Gloucester, 4 miles WNW of Long Marston r. station, and 5 NE of Evesham. It has a post office under Evesham. Acres, 1, 580. Real property, £2, 378. Pop., 340. Houses, 74. The property is divided among a few. The rocks include marble and blue has. Gold and silver Roman coins have been found. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £225.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Worcester. The church is early English, with a square tower. There is a national school.
(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: | Cleeve Priors AP/CP Evesham RegD/PLU Worcestershire AncC |
| Place: | Cleeve Priors |
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