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.
CALWICK, a township in Ellastone parish, Stafford; on the river Dove,
3½ miles SW of Ashborne. Pop., 85. Houses, 22. A black priory was founded here, in the 12th century, by Fitz-Nigell; and given, at the dissolution, to John Fleetwood. Calwick Hall is the seat of the Granvilles; and has a fine collection of pictures.
(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: | Staffordshire AncC |
| Place: | Calwich |
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