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.
EATON, a township in Eccleston parish, Cheshire; on the river Dee, 4 miles S of Chester. Real property, £2, 074. Pop., 82. Houses, 15. Eaton Hall here is the seat of the Marquis of Westminster. The mansion is in the decorated English style, after designs by Porden; measures 450 feet in length; was built in 1803; occupies the site of a previous edifice by Vanbrugh; and has a gallery, 430 feet long, adorned with pictures by Rubens, Claud, and other masters. The gardens comprise 42 acres; are reached by a terrace 350 feet long; and contain a Roman altar and a Roman pavement. The park is extensive and beautiful; commands charming views of the Welsh mountains; and has a lodge modelled after St. Augustine's gate in Canterbury, and an iron bridge 150 feet long over the Dee.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Eaton Tn/CP Eccleston CP/AP Cheshire AncC |
| Place: | Eaton |
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