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.
BERWICK-ST. LEONARD, a parish in Tisbury district, Wilts; 1 mile E of Hindon, and 2¾ NNW of Tisbury r. station. Post Town, Hindon, under Salisbury. Acres, 970. Real property, with Hindon, Chickladra, and Fonthill-Gifford, £5,111. Pop., 40. Houses, 8. The property is divided among a few. Remains of the old manor-house, the seat of the Howes from 1629 to 1735, where the Prince of Orange slept in 1668 on his way to London, are now part of a suite of farm-buildings. The living is a rectory, united with the p. curacy of Sedghill, in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £374. Patron, the Marquis of Westminster. The church was recently restored.
(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: | Berwick St Leonard AP/CP Tisbury RegD/PLU Wiltshire AncC |
| Place: | Berwick St Leonard |
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