A vision of Britain through time
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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.
GLASTON, a parish in Uppingham district, Rutland; 2 miles NNW of Seaton r. station, and 2¼ ENE of Uppingham. Post town, Uppingham. Acres, 1, 145. Real property, £2, 659. Pop., 238. Houses, 59. The manor belonged to the Colleys, the Sherards, and others. Glaston House is a chief residence. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £200.* Patron, St. Peter's College, Cambridge. The church is early and decorated English; has, between the nave and the chancel, an early English tower; was extensively restored in 1862; and contains some old monuments. A school has £5 from endowment; and other charities have £30.
(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: | Glaston AP/CP Uppingham RegD/PLU Rutland AncC |
| Place: | Glaston |
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