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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.
ICCOMB, a parish in Stow-on-the-Wold district, Gloucester; on the verge of the county, 2 miles SE of Stow-on-the-Wold r. station. It comprises the hamlets of Iccomb and Church-Iccomb, -the latter formerly in Worcestershire; and its post town is Stow-on-the-Wold, under Moreton-in-the-Marsh. Acres of I. hamlet, 440. Real property, £874. Pop., 12. Houses, 3. Acres ofI. hamlet, 530. Real property, £858. Pop., 152. Houses, 34. The manor belonged formerly to the Cope family, and belongs now to the Rev. John Hopton. The old manor house shows interesting features, but has gone much into decay. A small Danish camp is on a hill. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £130. * Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Worcester. The church is early English; was about to be restored in 1866; and contains a monument of the Copes.
(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: | Icomb CP/AP Stow on the Wold RegD/PLU Gloucestershire AncC |
| Place: | Icomb |
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