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.
MERSEA (WEST), a parish in Lexden district. Essex 5½ miles WSW of Brightlingsea r. station, and 8 S by W of Colchester. It comprises the western part of Mersea island, and has a post office under Colchester, and a coast-guard station. Acres, 4,415; of which 1,050 are water. Real property, £5,402. Pop., 944. Houses, 197. The property is snbdivided. A Benedictine priory w as here, a cell to St. Audonin's in Rouen; and passed to the D'Arcies of St. Osyth. Two islets, one of them called Cobmarsh, lie adjacent in Salcott creek. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £.230. Patrons, the Trustees of the late F. May, Esq. The church consists of nave, S aisle, and chancel, with a tower.; and is good. There are chapels for Independents and Wesleyans, a national school, an income of £90 a year for church and causeway repairs, and charities £12.
(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: | West Mersea CP/AP Essex AncC |
| Place names: | MERSEA | MERSEA WEST | WEST MERSEA |
| Place: | West Mersea |
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