Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for LEA

LEA, a village and a parish in Ross district, Hereford. The village stands adjacent to the Hereford and Gloucester railway, near Mitcheldean-Road r. station, and near the boundary with Gloucestershire, 4¼ miles ESE of Ross; and has a post office under Ross. The parish comprises 702 acres. Real property, £1, 271. Pop, 226. Houses, 49. The property is divided among a few. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £68. Patron, the Vicar of Linton. The church is ancient, has a tower and spire, and was recently restored. There are a parochial school, and charities £6.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a village and a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Lea CP       Ross RegD/PLU       Herefordshire AncC
Place: Lea

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