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.
HASELBURY-BRYAN, a parish in Sturminster district, Dorset; near an affluent of the river Stour, 4 miles SW of Sturminster Newton r. station. Post town, Sturminster Newton, under Blandford. Acres, 2, 359. Real property, with Stock Wake, £6, 077. Rated property of H. B. alone, £4, 497. Pop., 761. Houses, 185. The property is much subdivided. The manor belongs to G. Burdon, Esq. Most of the land is in pasture; and limestone is quarried. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £425.* Patron, the Duke of Northumberland. The church is of the 15th century, has a square tower; and, in part, was recently rebuilt. There are a Primitive Methodist chapel, a recently erected alms house, and charities £51. The Duke of Northumberland takes from this place the title of Baron Bryan.
(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: | Hazelbury Bryan CP/AP Sturminster RegD/PLU Dorset AncC |
| Place: | Hazelbury Bryan |
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