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.
Penwith, hundred, in extreme W. of Cornwall, 99,434 ac., pop. 72,146; contains 27 pars., and consists of 2 divisions - East Division, 44,497 ac., pop. 44,458; West Division, 54,937 ac., pop. 27,688.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "hundred" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Cornwall AncC |
| Place: | Penwith |
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