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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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ALLINGTON, or Alvington (West), a parish and a subdistrict in the district of Kingsbridge, Devon. The parish lies on the Marlborough. creek, 1 mile SW of Kingsbridge, and 9½ S of Kingsbridge-Road r. station. It has a post office, of the name of West Alvington, under Kingsbridge; and it contains the hamlets of Woolstone, Easton, Sorley, and Bawcombe, and part of the hamlet of Marlborough. Acres, 4,110; of which 270 are water. Real property, with Thurlestone and South Milton, £13,111. Pop., 925. Houses, 199. The property is much sub-divided. Allington manor belonged anciently to the Bastards. Garston gardens were famous for producing, on wall-trees, oranges and lemons of as fine a quality as any in Portugal. The right to a weekly market was granted to West Allington in 1270, but went into disuse. The living is a vicarage, united with the curacies of Malborough, South Huish, and South Milton, in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £888. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Salisbury. The church has a screen, contains tombs of the Bastards, and is very good. The vicarage of Salcombe is a separate benefice. Charities, £9.—The sub-district comprises six parishes. Acres, 15,901. Pop., 4,835. Houses, 999.
(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: | West Alvington CP/AP West Alvington SubD Kingsbridge RegD/PLU Devon AncC |
| Place names: | ALLINGTON | ALLINGTON OR ALVINGTON WEST | ALLINGTON WEST | ALVINGTON | ALVINGTON WEST | WEST ALLINGTON | WEST ALVINGTON |
| Place: | West Alvington |
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