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.
PIDDLETRENTHIDE, a village, a parish, and aliberty, in Dorset. The village stands on the river Piddle, near its head, 7 miles N of Dorchester r. station; and has a post-office under Dorchester. The parish comprises 4, 487 acres, and is in Dorchester district. Real property, £5, 382. Pop., 793. Houses, 179. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £211.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Winchester. The church is ancient but good, and has a lofty tower. There are a Wesleyan chapel, and an endowed school with £15 ayear. The liberty contains also the parish of Mintern-Magna, and is in Cerne division. Acres, 6, 551. Pop., 1, 167. Houses, 253.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village, a parish, and a liberty" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Piddletrenthide AP/CP Dorset AncC |
| Place: | Piddletrenthide |
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