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.
HIMLEY, a parish in Wolverhampton district, Stafford; near the Stafford and Worcester canal, 3 miles NNW of Brierley-Hill r. station, and 3¾ W by N of Dudley. Post town, Dudley. Acres, 1, 185. Real property, £2, 939. Pop., 367. Houses, 75. The property is divided among a few. The manor, with Himley Hall, belongs to the Earl of Dudley. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £315.* Patron, the Earl of Dudley. The church was built in 1764. Charities £4 18s.
(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: | Himley CP/AP Staffordshire AncC |
| Place: | Himley |
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