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COWARNE (Much), a parish in Bromyard district, Hereford; 5¾ miles SSW of Bromyard, and 8 E of Moreton r. station. Post town, Stoke-Lacey, under Worcester. Acres, 3, 706. Real property, £4, 978. Pop., 563. Houses, 110. Cowarne Court is the seat of the Thomases. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £300.* Patron, the Bishop of Worcester. The church spire and part of the church were destroyed by lightning in 1840.
(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: | Much Cowarne CP/AP Bromyard RegD/PLU Herefordshire AncC |
Place names: | COWARNE | COWARNE MUCH | MUCH COWARNE |
Place: | Much Cowarne |
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