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.
WICKHAM-BISHOPS, a parish in Witham district, Essex; on the Blackwater river and the Maldon railway, 2½ miles S of Witham. It has a post-office under Witham, and a r. station. Acres, 1,534. Real property, £3,378. Pop., 616. Houses, 138. The property is subdivided. The manor has belonged, from time immemorial, to the Bishops of London; and it once had a palace of theirs. Hill House is the seat of H. Leigh, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £394.* Patron, the Bishop of Rochester. The old church is small; and the new church was built in 1852, stands on an eminence, and has a lofty spire. There is a national school.
(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: | Wickham Bishops AP/CP Witham PLU/RegD Essex AncC |
| Place: | Wickham Bishops |
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