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.
DOWLISH-WAKE, or East Dowlish, a parish in Chard district, Somerset; near the Chard canal, 2 miles SE by S of Ilminster r. station, and 4 NE of Chard. Post town, Ilminster. Acres, together with West Dowlish, 1, 282. Real property, with West Dowlish, £2, 894. Pop., 319. Houses, 75. The property, inclusive of West Dowlish, is all in one estate. Limestone is quarried. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of West Dowlish, in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £356. Patron, W. Speke, Esq. The church was rebuilt in a handsome manner, in 1862.
(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: | Dowlish Wake CP/AP Chard RegD/PLU Somerset AncC |
| Place names: | DOWLISH WAKE | DOWLISH WAKE OR EAST DOWLISH | EAST DOWLISH |
| Place: | Dowlish Wake |
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