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.
NYNEHEAD, or Ninehead, a parish, with a scatteredvillage, in Wellington district, Somerset; on the river Tone near the Bristol and Exeter railway, 1½ mile N by W of Wellington r. station. Post-town, Wellington, Somerset. Acres, 1, 448. Real property, £3, 142. Pop., 321. Houses, 66. The property is divided among a few. Nynehead Court is the seat of E. A. Sanford, Esq.; and stands in a charming well-wooded park. The river Tone traverses the park; and was artificially altered by the late W. A. Sanford, Esq., so as to form cascades and a beautiful lake. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £200.* Patron, E. A. Sanford, Esq. The church comprises aisles and chancel, with porch and tower; and contains some handsome monuments to the Sanford family. There is a free school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a scatteredvillage" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Nynehead AP/CP Wellington RegD/PLU Somerset AncC |
| Place names: | NINEHEAD | NYNEHEAD | NYNEHEAD OR NINEHEAD |
| Place: | Nynehead |
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