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.
KNILL, a parish. in the district of Presteigne and county of Hereford; on the river Lug, at the boundary with Wales, and on Offa's dyke, 3½ miles SW by S of Presteigne, and 4 NNW of Kington r. station. Post town, Kington. Acres, 798. Real property, £789Pop., 84. Houses, 19. The manor, with Knill Court, belongs to Sir J. J. Walsham, Bart. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £90. Patron, Sir J. J. Walsham, Bart. The church stands in the beautiful grounds of Knill Court; is ancient, and ivy clad; and has a tower, with a wooden spire. Sir Samuel Romilly was buried here.
(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: | Knill AP/CP Herefordshire AncC |
| Place: | Knill |
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