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DERITEND, a chapelry and a sub-district, in the parish and district of Aston, Warwick. The chapelry lies on the river Rea, the Birmingham and Warwick canal, and the Birmingham and Oxford railway, within Birmingham borough; comprises some of the south-eastern streets of Birmingham; and has a post office† under Birmingham. Pop. not separately returned. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £319. Patrons, the Inhabitants. The church was rebuilt in 1735; and has a square brick tower, added in 1762. There are chapels for Independents, Baptists, and Wesleyans. The sub-district includes also the suburb of Bordesley. Acres, 1, 690. Pop., 31, 788. Houses, 6, 544.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a chapelry and a sub-district" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Warwickshire AncC |
Place: | Deritend |
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