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.
FIVEHEAD, a parish in Langport district, Somerset; 4½ miles SW of Langport town and r. station. It includes the tythings of Carthanger-cam-Stowey, Moor-town, and a small portion of Burton-Pynsent; and has a post office under Taunton. Acres, 1, 721. . Real - property, with Swell, £4, 778. Rated property of F. alone, £1, 707. Pop., 489. Houses, 96. The property is much subdivided. The living is a vicarage, united with the vicarage of Swell, in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £234.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Bristol. The church is ancient. with a tower; has a brass of a richly-dressed woman; and is good. There is a National school.
(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: | Fivehead AP/CP Langport RegD/PLU Somerset AncC |
| Place: | Fivehead |
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