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ACTON-BEAUCHAMP, a parish in the district of Bromyard and county of Worcester; 5 miles SE of Bromyard, and 5½ SW by N of Colwall r. station. It has a post office under Worcester. Acres, 1,529. Real pro perty, £2,026. Pop., 205. Houses, 42. The property belonged anciently to the Beauchamps, but is now much subdivided. There are mineral springs. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £320.* Patron, Rev. R. Cowpland. The church is very good.
(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: | Acton Beauchamp CP/AP Worcestershire AncC |
Place: | Acton Beauchamp |
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