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.
SALTFORD, a village and a parish in Keynsham district, Somerset. The village stands on the river Avon, adjacent to the Great Western railway, 5 miles W N W of Bath; is a neat and pleasant place; and has a station on the railway, and a post-office, designated Saltford, Somerset. The parish comprises 880 acres. Real property, £2, 522. Pop., 373. Houses, 83. The property is divided among a few. S. House is the seat of Vice-Admiral B. M. Kelly. S. tunnel, on the railway, is approached through a deep cutting in lias rocks, and is 499 feet long. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £200.* Patron, J. G. Hill, Esq. The church was restored in 1851. There is an endowed school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Saltford AP/CP Keynsham RegD/PLU Somerset AncC |
| Place: | Saltford |
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