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.
SADDINGTON, a parish in Market-Harborough district, Leicester; around a hill, adjacent to the Unioncanal, 2 miles S W of Kibworth r. station, and 6 N W by W of Market-Harborough. Post-town, Market-Harborough. Acres, 1,050. Real property, £3, 200. Pop., 259. Houses, 61. The property is subdivided. The Union canal has here a reservoir of 57 acres; and passesthrough a tunnel, 2, 400 feet long, on the N E boundary. There is a mineral spring. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £320.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is good; and there are a Baptist chapel, and charities £32.
(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: | Saddington AP/CP Market Harborough RegD/PLU Leicestershire AncC |
| Place: | Saddington |
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