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LANGWITH (UPPER), a parish in the district of Mansfield and county of Derby; contiguous to Notts, 6 miles NNW of Mansfield r. station, and 9 ESE of Chesterfield. Post-town, Langwith, under Mansfield. Acres, 1,600. Rated property, £1,265. Pop., 183. Houses, 36. The manor and most of the land belong to the Duke of Devonshire. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £204. * Patron, the Duke of Devonshire. The church is old but good, and has a low tower.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Upper Langwith CP/AP Mansfield RegD/PLU Derbyshire AncC |
Place names: | LANGWITH | LANGWITH UPPER | UPPER LANGWITH |
Place: | Upper Langwith |
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