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PIRTON, a parish, with a village, in Pershore district, Worcester; 1 mile W of Wadborough r. station, and 4¾ W N W of Pershore. Post-town, Worcester. Acres, 1, 669. Real property, £2,036. Pop., 212. Houses, 45. The property belongs to the Earl of Coventry. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of Croome-D' Abitot, in the diocese of Worcester. The church istolerable; and there is a free 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: | Pirton AP/CP Pershore RegD/PLU Worcestershire AncC |
Place: | Pirton |
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