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.
MEETH, a parish in Okehampton parish, Devon; at the confluence of the rivers Okement and Torridge, 3 miles N by E of Hatherleigh, and 9 NNW of Okehampton r. station. Post town, Hatherleigh, North Devon. Acres, 2,479. Real property, £1,862. Pop. in 1851, 333; in 1861,287. Houses, 60. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £237. Patron, the Rev. F. D. Lempriere. The church is ancient; consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a tower; and contains a monument to Lempriere, the lexicographer, who was rector. There are a national school, and charities £5.
(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: | Meeth CP/AP Devon AncC |
| Place: | Meeth |
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