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.
EASTBURY, a tything in Tarrant-Gunville parish, Dorset; 5¼ miles NNE of Blandford-Forum. Eastbury Park here belonged to George Bubb Dodington, afterwards Lord Melcombe; passed to Earl Temple; and now belongs to J. J. Farquharson, Esq. A mansion, after designs by Vanbrngh, was erected on it, by Dodington, at a cost of £140, 000; was visited by several distinguished literati, as frequent guests; was sung by the poets Thomson and Young; and was demolished, on account of the cost of keeping it in repair, by Earl Temple.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a tything" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Tarrant Gunville AP/CP Dorset AncC |
| Place: | Eastbury |
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