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.
MICHAELCHURCH-ESKLEY, a parish, with a vil;age, in the district and county of Hereford; on the river Eskley, an affluent of the river Monnow, under the Black mountains, 3½ miles E of the boundary with Brecon, 7 miles NW of Pontrilas r. station, and 7¾ SE of Hay. Post town, Abergavenny. Acres, 4,567. Real property, £3,043. Pop., 448. Houses, 87. The property is much subdivided. The living is a vicarage, annexed to the vicarage of St. Margaret's, in the diocese of Hereford. The church is early English, with a tower; and was recently in disrepair. There are an endowed school with £5 a year, and charities £18.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Michaelchurch Escley CP/AP Brecknockshire AncC Herefordshire AncC |
| Place: | Michaelchurch Escley |
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