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A vision of Britain through time
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MARIANSLEIGH, or MARY-ANSLEIGH, a village and a parish in South Molton district, Devon. The village stands on an eminence near the river Mole, 3¾ miles SSE of South Molton, and 7 ENE of South Molton Road r. station; and is a small place. The parish contains also the hamlets of Alsweir and Kemptown; and its Post town is South Molton, North Devon. Acres, 1,963. Real property, £1,505. Pop. in 1851,334; in 1861, 281. Houses, 61. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Sir H. Davie, Bart. A sawing and turning mill is at Alsweir. The living is a Vicarage t in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £120. Patrons, the Trustees of Davey's Charity. The church is ancient; consists of nave, N aisle, and chancel, with a tower; and was reported in 1859 as not good. There are chapels for Independents and Bible Christians, a national School, and charities £8.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Mariansleigh CP/AP South Molton RegD/PLU Devon AncC |
| Place names: | MARIANSLEIGH | MARIANSLEIGH OR MARY ANSLEIGH | MARY ANSLEIGH |
| Place: | Mariansleigh |
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