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.
CAINHAM, a parish and a subdistrict in Ludlow district, Salop. The parish lies on an affluent of the river Teme, near the Shrewsbury and Hereford railway, 3¼ miles ESE of Ludlow. It includes the township of Bennets-End; and its Post Town is Ludlow. Acres, 2,529. Real property, £3,635. Pop., 755. Houses, 161. Cainham Court is the seat of the Calcots. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £338.* Patron,K. Mainwaring, Esq. The p. curacy of Knowbury is a separate benefice. The subdistrict contains six parishes. Acres, 12,195. Pop., 2,227. Houses, 452.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish and a subdistrict" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Caynham CP/AP Cainham SubD Ludlow RegD/PLU Shropshire AncC |
| Place: | Caynham |
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