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IGHTFIELD, a parish in Wem district, Salop; near the boundary with Cheshire, 4 miles SE of Whitchurch r. station. Post town, Whitchurch. Acres, 1, 568. Real property, £2, 771. Pop., 344. Houses, 70. The property is divided among a few. Ightfield Hall is a chief residence. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £288. * Patron, H. Justice, Esq. The church is ancient, and was recently in disrepair. There are a national school, and charities £6.
(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: | Ightfield AP/CP Wem RegD/PLU Shropshire AncC |
Place: | Ightfield |
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