A vision of Britain through time
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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.
ALTON-PANCRAS, a parish and a liberty in Dorchester district, Dorset. The parish lies on the Downs, 2½ miles NE of Cerne-Abbas, and 7 E by S of Evershot r. station. Post Town, Cerne under Dorchester. Acres, 2,243. Real property, £2,642. Pop., 270. Houses, 55. The property is subdivided. The parish is a meet for the Blackmoor harriers. The living is a vicarage in the dio cese of Salisbury. Value, £208.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Salisbury. The church is good. The liberty is co-extensive with the parish.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish and a liberty" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Alton Pancras AP/CP Dorset AncC |
| Place: | Alton Pancras |
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