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.
BIRTSMORTON, a parish in Upton-on-Severn district Worcester; under the Malvern hills, 5½ miles SW of Upton-on-Severn r. station, and 7 WNW of Tewkesbury. Post Town, Berrow, under Ledbury. Acres, 1,268. Real property, £2,101. Pop., 289. Houses, 68. The property is much subdivided. The manor was long held by the ancient Cornish family of Nanfaus; and the manor-house a very ancient edifice, moated round, and now a farmhouse, was the birthplace of the Right Hon. W. Huskisson. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £430.* Patron,Pilson, Esq. The church contains several curious ancient monuments, and was repaired in 1859. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a parochial school and charities £20.
(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: | Birtsmorton AP/CP Upton upon Severn RegD/PLU Worcestershire AncC |
| Place: | Birtsmorton |
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