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.
OTTERHAMPTON, a parish, with a village, in Bridgewater district, Somerset; on the seaward reach of the river Parret, miles S W or Highbridge Junction r.station, and 5¼ N W of Bridgewater. Post-town, Bridgewater. Acres, 1, 117; of which 100 are water. Real property, £3, 109. Pop., 235. Houses, 51. The property is divided among a few. Hill House is the seat of R. G. Evered, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £240.* Patron, J. Evered, Esq. The church is mainly later English, with a chancel of 1844; and comprises nave and aisles, with a tower. There are an Independent chapel and a Churchschool. .
(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: | Otterhampton AP/CP Somerset AncC |
| Place: | Otterhampton |
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