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.
HANKERTON, a village and a parish in Malmsbury district, Wilts. The village stands 3½ miles NE of Malmsbury, and 4 W by S of Minety r. station; and has a post office under Chippenham. The parish includes also the tything of Cloatly. Acres, 2, 150. Rated property, £2, 611. Pop., 393. Houses, 85. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to the Earl of Suffolk. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £269. * Patron, the Rector of Crudwell. The church is ancient and good, with a tower; and there is a national school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Hankerton AP/CP Malmesbury RegD/PLU Wiltshire AncC |
| Place: | Hankerton |
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