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.
FOREMARK, a township and a parish in the district of Burton-upon-Trent and county of Derby. The township lies near the river Trent, 2½ miles E by S of Willington r. station, and 6½ SSE of Derby. Real property, £1, 915. Pop., 93. Houses, 13. The parish includes also the township of Ingleby; and its post town is Repton, under Burton-upon-Trent. Acres, 2, 870. Real property, £3, 339. Pop., 233. Houses, 40. Foremark House is the seat of Sir R. Burdett, Bart. A cave, called the Anchor Church, got its name from being the retreat of an anchorite. The living is a donative in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £31. Patron, Sir R. Burdett, Bart.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Foremark AP/CP Derbyshire AncC |
| Place: | Foremark |
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