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HUISH-EPISCOPI, a parish in Langport district, Somerset; at the confluence of the rivers Yeo and Parret, and on the Yeovil and Bridgewater railway, in the eastern vicinity of Langport. It includes the tything of Langport-Westover, and the hamlets of Coombe, Pebsbury, and Wearne, with portions of Wagg and Paradise; and it has a post office under Langport. Acres, 2, 314. Real property, £5, 914. Pop., 679. Houses, 149. The manor of Huish-Episcopi belonged to the Bishop of Bath and Wells; and was recently ceded to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The manor of Pitney-Weare belongs to the Duke of Devonshire. The living is a vicarage, united with the chapelry of Langport, in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £180. * Patron, the Archdeacon of Wells. The church is of very varions architecture; comprises nave, chancel, S transept and N Lady chapel; and has a lofty tower, one of the most beautiful in Somerset. There are a national school, and charities £15.
(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: | Huish Episcopi CP/AP Langport RegD/PLU Somerset AncC |
| Place: | Huish Episcopi |
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