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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.
BURTON-BRADSTOCK, a parish and a subdistrict in Bridport district, Dorset. The parish lies on the river Bredy, and on the coast, 3 miles SSE of Bridport r. station; includes the tything of Sturthill; and has a post office under Bridport. Acres, 2,680,-of which 155 are water. Real property, with Shipton-George and Sturthill, £6,436. Pop., 1,010. Houses, 223. Cliffs on the coast consist of fuller's earth. The vale of the Bredy here is beautiful. There are flax-mills and a twine factory. The living is a rectory, united with the p. curacy of Shipton-George, in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £336.* Patron, Lord Rivers. Charities, £4.-The subdistrict contains nine parishes and a parochial chapelry. Acres, 16,306. Pop., 4,724. Houses, 980.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish and a subdistrict" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Burton Bradstock CP/AP Burton Bradstock SubD Bridport RegD/PLU Dorset AncC |
| Place: | Burton Bradstock |
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