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.
HEMINGTON, a village and a parish in Frome district, Somerset. The village stands 5 miles NW of Frome r. station. The parish contains also the hamlets of Falkland and Rowe. Post town, Radstock, under Bath. Acres, 3, 046. Real property, £3, 784. Pop., 459. Houses, 103. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Hardington, in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £641. * Patron, Lord Poltimore. The church is ancient; underwent recent restoration, when a very fine Norman arch was discovered; and consists of nave, aisles, transept, and chancel, with a tower. There are a national school, and charities £21.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Hemington CP/AP Frome RegD/PLU Somerset AncC |
| Place: | Hemington |
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