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.
ABBOTS-LEIGH, a parish in Bedminster district, Somerset; on the left bank of the Avon, near Rownham ferry, 3½ miles WNW of Bristol. It has a post office under Bristol. Acres, 2,228. Real property, £3,822. Pop., 366. Houses, 66. Limestone is quarried. Leigh Court, the seat of Sir William Miles, Bart., is an elegant structure, with Ionic porticoes, commanding a fine view across the Bristol channel; and contains a splendid collection of pictures. An ancient manor-house, near the site of this mansion, belonging to the ancient family of Norton, and gave concealment to Charles II. after the battle of Worcester. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £77.* Patron, the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol. The church was mostly burnt down about 1848, and afterwards partly restored, partly rebuilt. Charities, £33.
(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: | Abbots Leigh Ch/CP Long Ashton RegD/PLU Somerset AncC |
| Place: | Abbots Leigh |
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