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.
DRAYTON (East), a parish in East Retford district, Notts; on an affluent of the river Trent, 3¼ miles NE of Tuxford r. station, and 7 SE of East Retford. Post town, Dunham-on-Trent, under Newark. Acres, 1, 543. Real property, 2, 564. Pop., 263. Houses, 58. The property is much subdivided. The living is a vicarage, united with Stokeham, in the diocese of Lincoln; and, till 1867, was united also with Askham. Value, £165.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of York. The church is ancient, in tolerable condition; and has a tower. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
(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: | East Drayton CP/AP East Retford RegD/PLU Nottinghamshire AncC |
| Place names: | DRAYTON | DRAYTON EAST | EAST DRAYTON |
| Place: | East Drayton |
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