Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Nunney

Nunney, par. and vil., Somerset, 3 miles SW. of Frome, 2421 ac., pop. 1018; P.O.; Nunney Castle, built in the time of Edward III., and finally dismantled by Cromwell after a severe siege, is a picturesque ruin.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Nunney AP/CP       Somerset AncC
Place: Nunney

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