A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
ACTON-TURVILLE, a parish in Chipping-Sodbury district, Gloucester; near the Fosse way and under the Cotswold hills, 5½ miles E by S of Chipping-Sodbury, and 7½ E of Yate r. station. Post Town, Chipping-Sodbury. Acres, 1,009. Real property, £1,424. Pop., 310. Houses, 68. The manor belongs to the Duke of Beaufort. The living is a vicarage, annexed to the rectory of Tormarton, in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. The church is early English, restored and enlarged. There are a Baptist chapel and a free school of 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: | Acton Turville Ch/CP/AP Chipping Sodbury RegD/PLU Gloucestershire AncC |
| Place: | Acton Turville |
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