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.
BROUGHTON-CHURCH, a parish in the district of Burton-upon-Trent and county of Derby; 2½ miles NNE of Scropton r. station, and 10 W by S of Derby. It includes the hamlets of Sapperton and Harehill; and has a post office, of the name of Church-Broughton, under Derby. Acres, 2,272. Real property, £3,661. Pop., 651. Houses, 154. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £228. Patron, William Hopkins, Esq. The church is ancient, and was recently repaired. There are a Primitive Methodist chapel, an endowed school with £30 a year, and charities £22.
(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: | Derbyshire AncC |
| Place: | Church Broughton |
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