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.
ROWBERROW, a parish, with a village, in Axbridge district, Somerset; on the N W end of the Mendip hills, 3 miles N N E of Axbridge, and 5¼ S S E of Yatton r. station. Post-town, Congresbury, Somerset. Acres, 954. Rated property, £511. Pop., 241. Houses, 63. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to E. Leacroft, Esq. Lapis calaminaris is found, and has beenworked. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £134.* Patron, the Bishop of Worcester. The church is ancient, and was restored in 1865. There is a national school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Rowberrow AP/CP Axbridge RegD/PLU Somerset AncC |
| Place: | Rowberrow |
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