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.
SLAPTON, a parish, with a village, in Kingsbridge district, Devon; on the coast, 5½ miles SSW of Dartmouth r. station. It has a post-office under Dartmouth. Acres, 3,430; of which 110 are water. Rated property, £2,661. Pop., 681. Houses, 148. The property is subdivided. S. Ley is a reedy freshwater lake, 2 miles long, abounding with fish and fowl, and separated from the sea by only a ridge of sand. The parish is a resort of sportsmen, and has a hotel on the beach. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £96. Patrons, Trustees. The church is of the 13th century. There are a parochial school, and charities £98. Flavel, the distinguished nonconformist, was for some time a resident.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Slapton CP/ExP/AP Kingsbridge RegD/PLU Devon AncC |
| Place: | Slapton |
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