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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.
GLASCOMB, a parish in Presteigne district, Radnor; 7½ miles SW of New Radnor, and 8 E of Builth r. station. It comprises the townships of Drewern and Vaynor-Glare; and its post town is Kington. Acres, 6, 984. Real property, £3, 565. Pop., 463. Houses, 90. The property is much subdivided. Large part of the surface is waste. Glascomb Court is the seat of the Bevans. Sulphur springs, of some note for cutaneous diseases, are at Blaen-Edwy. The living is a vicarage, united with the p. curacies of Colva and Rulen, in the diocese of St. Davids. Value, £248.* Patron, the Bishop of St. Davids. The church is tolerable. 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: | Glasgwm CP/AP Presteigne PLU/RegD Radnorshire AncC |
| Place: | Glasgwm |
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