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.
BASSINGHAM, a parish and a subdistrict, in the district of Newark and county of Lincoln. The parish lies on the river Witham, 3 miles S of Swinderby r. station, and 8½ NE of Newark; and has a post office‡ under Newark. Acres, 1,940. Real property, £6,395. Pop., 928. Houses, 191. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £483.* Patron, Corpus Christi College, Oxford. The church was restored in 1861. There are two Methodist chapels, a national school, and charities £29.-The subdistrict contains nine parishes. Pop., 3,852.
(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: | Bassingham CP/AP Bassingham SubD Lincolnshire AncC |
| Place: | Bassingham |
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