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.
EYTON-UPON-THE-WILD-MOORS, a parish in Wellington district, Salop; on the Shrewsbury canal, 2½ miles N of Wellington r. station. It has a post office, of the name of Eyton, under Wellington, Salop. Acres, 1, 038. Real property, £3, 234. Pop., 451. Houses, 88. The property is divided among a few. Many of the inhabitants are employed in the manufacture of bar-iron The living is a rectory, annexed to the vicarage of Wellington, in the diocese of Lichfield. The church is very good. Lord Herbert of Cherbury was a native.
(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: | Eyton on the Weald Moors AP/CP Wellington RegD/PLU Shropshire AncC |
| Place: | Eyton on the Weald Moors |
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