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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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Merevale, par. and eccl. dist., Warwickshire and Leicestershire - par., 2061 ac., pop. 189; eccl. dist. (comprising also parts of Lea Marston par., Warwickshire, and Norton juxta Twycross par., Leicestershire), pop. 203; an abbey of 1148 is now represented by the parish church; in the Warwickshire section, 1 mile SW. of Atherstone, is Merevale Hall, which was the residence of Sir William Dugdale (1605-1686), the antiquary, and is still the seat of his descendants.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish and ecclesiastical district" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Merevale CP/ExP/Ch Warwickshire AncC |
| Place: | Merevale |
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