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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.
HATCH-BEAUCHAMP, a village and a parish in Taunton district, Somerset. The village stands near the Hatch station of the Chard and Taunton railway, 6 miles SE of Taunton; has a post office under Taunton; and was once a market town. The parish comprises 1, 120 acres. Real property, £2, 519. Pop., 324. Houses, 78. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged to the Beauchamps. Hatch Court and Hatch Park are principal residences. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £167.* Patron, N. Gould, Esq. The church is ancient but good; and consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a tower. There are chapels for Baptists and Wesleyans, and a national school.
(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: | Hatch Beauchamp AP/CP Somerset AncC |
| Place: | Hatch Beauchamp |
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