A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
GERMANSWEEK, or Week-St. Germans, a parish in Okehampton district, Devon; on an affluent of the river Tamar, 7½ miles N of Coryton r. station, and 13 N by W of Tavistock. Post town, Bridestow, North Devon. Acres, 2, 594. Real property, £1, 355. Pop., 325. Houses, 57. The property is divided among a few. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the p. curacy of Broadwood-widger, in the diocese of Exeter. The church is small and ancient; comprises chancel, N tran-sept, and tower; and was recently in disrepair. There are chapels for Baptists and Bible Christians.
(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: | Germansweek CP/AP Okehampton RegD/PLU Devon AncC |
| Place names: | GERMANSWEEK | GERMANSWEEK OR WEEK ST GERMANS | WEEK ST GERMANS |
| Place: | Germansweek |
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