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.
SMISBY, or Smithsby, a parish, with a village, in the district of Ashby-de-la-Zouch and county of Derby; 2 miles N by W of Ashby-de-la-Zouch r. station. Post town, Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Acres, 996. Real property, £1,982. Pop., 304. Houses, 77. The manor belongs to Sir J. H. Crewe, Bart. The scene of the tournament described in Sir Walter Scott's "Ivanhoe" is within 200 yards of the village. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £58. Patron, the Marquis of Hastings. The church is ancient. There are a church estate yielding £41 a year, a Wesleyan chapel, and a national school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Smisby CP/AP Derbyshire AncC |
| Place names: | SMISBY | SMISBY OR SMITHSBY | SMITHSBY |
| Place: | Smisby |
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