A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
ENCOMBE, the seat of the Earl of Eldon, in Dorset; on the coast, 2 miles SW of Corfe-Castle. It belonged formerly to the Pitts and the Cullifords; and it now gives the title of Viscount to the Earl of Eldon. A mushroom, weighing 8 lbs., and measuring 15 inches in length and 8 in depth, was found on the grounds in 1753.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "the seat" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
| Administrative units: | Dorset AncC |
| Place: | Encombe |
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